Bioresorbable Wireless Sensors as Temporary Implants for In Vivo Measurements of Pressure. (9th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lu, Di; Yan, Ying; Deng, Yujun; Yang, Quansan; Zhao, Jie; Seo, Min‐Ho; Bai, Wubin; MacEwan, Matthew R.; Huang, Yonggang; Ray, Wilson Z.; Rogers, John A.
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 30:Number 40(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-08-09
• Subjects: biomedical implants -- bioresorbable devices -- in vivo pressure -- transient electronics -- wireless sensors; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202003754
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract: Pressures at targeted locations inside the human body serve as critically important diagnostic parameters for monitoring various types of serious or even potentially fatal medical conditions including intracranial, intra‐abdominal, and pulmonary hypertension, as well as compartment syndromes. Implantable commercial sensors provide satisfactory accuracy and stability in measurements of pressure, yet surgical removal is required after recovery of the patient to avoid infections and other risks associated with long‐term implantation. Sensors that dissolve in biofluids (or, equivalently, bioabsorb or bioresorb) avoid the need for such surgeries, yet current designs involve either hard‐wired connections and/or fail to provide quantitative measurements over clinically relevant lifetimes. Here, a bioresorbable, wireless pressure sensor based on passive inductor‐capacitor resonance circuits in layouts and with sets of materials that overcome these drawbacks is reported. Specifically, optimized designs offer sensitivity as high as ≈200 kHz mmHg −1 and resolution as low as 1 mmHg. Encapsulation approaches that use membranes of Si3 N4 and edge seals of natural wax support stable operation in vivo for up to 4 days. The bioresorbable pressure sensing technology reported here may serve as an important solution to temporary, real‐time monitoring of internal pressure for various medical conditions. Abstract : Bioresorbable electronic technologies serve as the basis for implantable sensors that monitor symptoms of temporary medical conditions and then disappear naturally within the body, without the need for extraction surgeries. This paper introduces materials and device designs for wireless pressure sensors relevant to clinical needs in the context of intracranial, intra‐abdominal, and pulmonary hypertension, as well as compartment syndromes.