From brain implants to pacemakers, millions of people worldwide have devices of all kinds inside of them to help repair their damaged or failing bodies. However, rigid, artificial hardware just doesn’t sit well with the soft and squishy human body; eventually, the immune system turns against these foreign materials.
Now, however, a new type of electronics is being developed in labs around the world that might just change all this. The vision is for implants made from materials that bend, flow and even grow alongside our nerves and muscles, helping them to sit more harmoniously inside us. Some are built from soft, tissue-like materials. Others go further and blend living cells with circuitry. Together, they are forging a new class of “living electronics” that aim to not only last much longer, but also to one day help rebuild the body’s lost connections, helping everything from paralysis to hearing and vision loss.
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