University of Connecticut

Eli Curry

Thanh Duc Nguyen

Thinh Le

A biodegradable and biocompatible piezoelectric nanofiber platform for medical implant applications, including a highly sensitive, wireless, biodegradable force sensor for the monitoring of physiological pressures, and a biodegradable ultrasonic transducer for the delivery of therapeutics or pharmaceuticals across the blood-brain barrier.

Biodegradable piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer system

A biodegradable pressure sensor for measuring vital physiological pressures and for preventing the buildup of dangerous internal forces in impaired organs. The pressure sensor is constructed by depositing Mg or Mo on both sides of a PLLA film. This layered configuration (Mg/PLLA/Mg) or (Mo/PLLA/Mo) may then be encapsulated by layers of high molecular weight PLA. These materials are biodegradable such that after implantation, the sensor does not require invasive removal surgery that can damage directly interfaced tissues.

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North Franklin, CT, United States of America

Eli Curry