Soft, conformable medical device implant on wing of butterfly (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Soft, conformable medical device implant on wing of butterfly

Caption

Researchers at UC Irvine have created a soft, conformable implant that measures neurological signals in patients’ developing brains. Seen here on the wing of a butterfly, this invention uses an organic polymer material that’s more compatible with sensitive living tissues than rigid, silicon-based medical devices.

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Duncan Wisniewski / UC Irvine

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