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SUMMARY:Liquid Infused-Elastomers as a New Material in Implantable Bioelec
 tronics - Dr Alexandra Rutz\, Department of Engineering\, University of Ca
 mbridge
DTSTART:20190313T130000Z
DTEND:20190313T140000Z
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CONTACT:75721
DESCRIPTION:Implantable electronics are a class of medical devices of unre
 alized potential for monitoring\, diagnosis\, and treatment of health and 
 disease. Although some devices have been commercialized and are issued as 
 the standard-of-care (e.g. pacemakers\, cochlear implants)\, others like t
 hose for neuroprosthetics cannot make clinical impact until issues regardi
 ng life-time efficacy are addressed. Diminishing efficacy that occurs in l
 ong-term implantations is thought to be due to several factors including s
 ignificant surgical trauma\, an aggressive foreign body response\, and poo
 r material compatibility with the biological milieu (e.g. biofouling\, die
 lectric degradation\, metal corrosion). Such issues are exacerbated by the
  limited material palette available for electronic device design. In this 
 talk\, I will present my investigations of a new material for bioelectroni
 cs: liquid-infused elastomers. These materials yield a slippery\, hydropho
 bic surface\, and I will discuss how the unique material properties are ad
 vantageous for bioelectronic devices.
LOCATION:Dept Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology\, Philippa Fawcett Dr
 ive CB3 OAS (Lecture Theatre 3\, Level 3 )
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