Biodegradable Materials for Sustainable Health Monitoring Devices
Year: 2020
Type: review
Abstract: The recent advent of biodegradable materials has offered huge opportunity to transform healthcare technologies by enabling sensors that degrade naturally after use. The implantable electronic systems made from such materials eliminate the need for extraction or reoperation, minimize chronic inflammatory responses, and hence offer attractive propositions for future biomedical technology. The eco-friendly sensor systems developed from degradable materials could also help mitigate some of the major environmental issues by reducing the volume of electronic or medical waste produced and, in turn, the carbon footprint. With this background, herein we present a comprehensive overview of the structural and functional biodegradable materials that have been used for various biodegradable or bioresorbable electronic devices. The discussion focuses on the dissolution rates and degradation mechanisms of materials such as natural and synthetic polymers, organic or inorganic semiconductors, and hydrolyzable metals. The recent trend and examples of biodegradable or bioresorbable materials-based sensors for body monitoring, diagnostic, and medical therapeutic applications are also presented. Lastly, key technological challenges are discussed for clinical application of biodegradable sensors, particularly for implantable devices with wireless data and power transfer. Promising perspectives for the advancement of future generation of biodegradable sensor systems are also presented.
Source: ACS Applied Bio Materials
Institution: University of Glasgow
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,000
Awards: G1515206938, G2001806450, G2025007194, G2596785601, UK Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Hub for Offshore Energy Asset Integrity Management, G316646870, G3246315329, G3345895242, Engineering Fellowship for Growth - Neuromorphic Printed Tactile Skin (NeuPRINTSKIN) (Ext), G4856634734, G4937468798, G504025110, G6329715174, Innovative Network for Training in wAter and Food QUality monitoring using Autonomous SENSors and IntelligEnt Data Gathering and Analysis, Electroactive Materials based Bandage for Accelerated Wound Healing, G6707907815, Electroactive Materials based Bandage for Accelerated Wound Healing, G7735027310, G7984235579, G8005054536, G8512683158, G8602921712
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