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  • Tiny electronic implants monitor brain injury, then melt away

    Jan 19, 2016 9:30 am by Liz AhlbergResearch
    image of electronic sensor, courtesy of John Rogers

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    • image of electronic sensor, courtesy of John Rogers

    A new class of small, thin electronic sensors can monitor temperature and pressure within the skull – crucial health parameters after a brain injury or surgery – then melt away when they are no longer needed