Chineseresearchersdevelopimplantabledeviceforinvivodrugdelivery_GuangmingOnlineLANZHOU,Nov.22(Xinhua)--ResearchershavedevelopedasoftimplantabledevicewithintegratedwirelesschargingandZinc-ionhybridsupercapacitorsthatcanbeusedforinvivodrugdelivery,accordingtoLanzhouUniversity.Theirstudyproposedaprospectivepower-supplysolutionforsoftimplantabledevices,sheddinglightonhealthmonitoringandmedicaltreatment,theuniversitysaid.Existingimplantablebioelectronicdevicesshowpromiseindiverseareasofmedicaldiagnosisandtreatment.Butadvancementsintheirpowermoduleshavelaggedbehindthoseoftissue-integratedsensornodesandcircuitunits,saidLanWei,aprofessoratLanzhouUniversity'sSchoolofPhysicalScienceandTechnology.ResearchersfromLanzhouUniversityandtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaworkedtogetheronthestudyanddevelopedthesoftimplantablepowersystem,whichintegrateswirelessenergytransmissionandstoragemodules.TheenergystorageunitcomprisesbiodegradableZinc-ionhybridsupercapacitors,andhashighcapacitanceandoutputvoltage.Systematicinvestigationshavebeenconductedtoelucidatethechargestoragemechanismofthesupercapacitor,andtoassessthebiodegradabilityandbiocompatibilityofthematerials,Lansaid.Itspowersupplycapabilitieshavealsobeensuccessfullydemonstratedforcontrolledinvivodrugdelivery,headded.TheresultsofthestudyhavebeenpublishedinthejournalScienceAdvances.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.