Implantable Silicon Silk Electronics for LED Tatoos

Lynn Marentette follows the leading edge of electronic technologies, and her blog is the place that I often hear of new ideas for the first time. Yesterday she introduced me to the idea of “implantable silicon silk electronics”. By using silk that dissolves in the body, leaving behind a working electronic circuit, scientists can introduce electronics into the body for a variety of purposes, including neural interfaces and LED tatoos. Lynn references an article in the MIT Technology Review called “Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics:  Biodegradable circuits could enable better neural interfaces and LED  tatoos“, written by Katerine Bourzac. Check out her related posts and links on this fascinating topic. (GW)

Morning Tech News | Interactive Multimedia Technology | Lynn Marentette | 23 November 2009

Tagged as: Biotechnology, Implantable Electronics