Implantable Microdevices, Volume III
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 2599
Special Issue Editors
Interests: MEMS; microfluidics; biomimetic devices; implantable devices; sensors; integration and ackaging technologies
Interests: biomedical optics; MEMS/MOEMS; imaging; wearable and implantable medical devices
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Implantable microdevices, providing accurate measurement of target analytes in animals and humans, have always been important in biological science, medical diagnostics, clinical therapy, and personal healthcare. Recently, there have been increasing unmet needs for developing high-performance implants that are small, minimally-invasive, biocompatible, long-term stable, and cost-effective. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to bring together state-of-the-art research and development contributions that address key challenges and topics related to implantable microdevices. Applications of primary interest include but are not limited to miniaturized optical sensing and imaging tools, implantable sensors for detecting biochemical species and/or metabolites, transducers for measuring biophysical quantities (e.g., pressure and/or strain), and neural prosthetic devices.
This Special Issue solicits review articles, original research papers, and short communication on bio-optical sensors and imagers, sensing and actuating structures and transducers, modeling, biocompatible materials and interfaces, fabrication techniques, advanced packaging and coatings, biotelemetry, electronics, and algorithms that are inclusive of implantable microdevices themselves. Algorithms and hardware constructions designed to support implantable microdevices but not themselves implanted will not be considered. Authors are invited to contact the Guest Editors prior to submission if they are uncertain whether their work falls within the general scope of this Special Issue.
Dr. Wen Li
Dr. Zhen Qiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Implants
- Implantable sensors
- Bio-optical sensor
- Bio-optical imager
- Transducers
- Neural prosthetic devices
- Biocompatible materials and interfaces
