Now Rogers, in a paper published in the journal Science, has unveiled what he calls “transient electronics”, which are made of silicon, magnesium and silk, that can be implanted subcutaneously for a specific purpose and once they have served that purpose will automatically dissolve harmlessly into the human body.
Tag: Digital Medicine
New “acoustic tweezer” lab-on-a-chip has major implications on race to build medical tricorder
Penn State University researchers have discovered a new technique for sorting cells on a chip no bigger than a dime using acoustic waves.
MedSensation Tricorder Glove quantifies touch, updates the venerable physical exam
Singularity University graduate students develop MedSensation Tricorder Glove to “quantify touch” and bring self-diagnostics to everyone.
University of Illinois researcher leapfrogs again with infection-warning smart suture technology
University of Illinois researcher John Rogers has made another remarkable breakthrough in intelligent medical device technology – smart sutures.
MedStartr brings dedicated crowdfunding platform to digital health
MedStartr launches to bring crowdfunding to healthcare and medicine, filling the hole left by Kickstarter’s policy to explicitly prohibit such projects.




