Flexible gold sensors open a new generation of drug delivery has the potential to unlock the next generation of implantable medical devices.
A thin and flexible gold sensor designed by researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) has the potential to unlock the next generation of implantable medical devices.
Using a completely new engineering technique, researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have been able to create a tiny film-like sensor that is highly flexible and responsive to enable the future good for electronic and real time. medical implants. diagnostic tool.
The complex process of Dr. Mostafa Kamal Masud and PhD student Aditya Ashok represent progress in the field of flexible nanoarchitecture and ultimately propose new ways to miniaturize and improve medical devices for diagnosis, biological research and research of nerves.
“Although modern embedded electronics have developed rapidly over the past 60 years, many commercially available devices are still built based on similar – and limited – concepts like solid ceramic or titanium,” Dr. Masud said.
“We are providing a new approach to small, flexible, implantable medical devices that will diagnose and treat chronic diseases and help improve the lives of millions of people.”
Movie effects like the movie of Dr. Masud and Mr. Ashok’s design represents a new approach in the field of mesoporous materials, which are highly porous materials with properties that benefit research, catalysis, and drug delivery.
Using new hybrid production methods under the guidance of Prof. Yusuke Yamauchi, AIBN Group Leader, Dr. Masud and Mr. Ashok was able to create a mesoporous gold film that works as an electrode for biosensing and bioimplant applications.
The flexibility and sensitivity of the gold film makes it a good and portable method for real-time monitoring of body glucose, while Dr. Masud said that there is great potential for the implementation of nerve recordings.
“The demand for simple and robust manufacturing processes in this type of flexible electronics is great,” Dr. Masud said.
“Our goal here is to see this sensor implemented in wearable devices – but the potential and opportunities in this area are huge. We will explore more in our next project.
The research was published as an inside cover for the journal Nano-Micro Small.
Dr Masud and Mr Ashok recognize Dr Hoang-Phuong Phan of the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales as a collaborator in their extensive work.
This includes research on implantable bioelectrodes, as published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Source: The University of Queensland
