Soft Matter Systems: Materials, Mechanics, and Miniaturized Devices
발표 구분
초청강연
제목
An Artificial Nnervous System for Communication between Wearable and Implantable Therapeutics
발표자
Alex Abramson (Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University School of Medicine)
연구책임자
Alex Abramson (Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University School of Medicine)
초록
내용
Bioelectronics have transformed our capacity to monitor and treat diseases; however, a lack of micrometer-scale, energy efficient communication options limit these devices from forming integrated networks that enable full-body, sensor driven, physiological control. Inspired by our nervous system’s ability to transmit information via ionic conduction, we engineered a Smart Wireless Artificial Nervous System (SWANS) that utilizes the body’s own tissue to transmit signals between wearables and implantables. SWANS’ implantable communication components maintain syringe-injectable footprints and >15x greater power efficiencies than Bluetooth and Near Field Communication. In vivo studies in rats demonstrate SWANS’ ability to wirelessly regulate dual hind leg motor control by connecting electronic-skin sensors to implantable neural interfaces via ionic signaling as well as coordinate bioelectronics throughout the epidermal, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, and gastrointestinal spaces.