New electronics withstand body fluid, Electronics and bodily fluids
don't mix well. But new technology enables electronic devices to
function in direct contact with tissues inside the body. The technology
could allow scientists to make sensors that detect the early stages of
organ transplant rejection, or create artificial nerves, researchers
say.
Of course, many electronic devices already reside in the body —
pacemakers, for example. But their electronics don't come in direct
contact with bodily fluids because they are enclosed in hermetically
sealed stainless steel and sprayed with chemicals that inhibit the
body's immune response (which would otherwise reject them).
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