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Iranian researchers in association with their colleagues from Harvard University and MIT succeeded in the production of biodegradable and biocompatible electrical pieces that can be used inside human's body.

Iranian Researchers Produce Electrical Pieces Usable in Human Body

Tehran, Iran | Posted on December 18th, 2014

The pieces are light and small in size and have been produced through a cost-effective method. The research has been carried out at the laboratorial scale and has proved successful so far.

The most important application of those pieces is in human health, and in general, in medical industries. However, there are some limitations in their applications, including low flexibility of circuits and electronic pieces and the creation of unwanted reactions inside the body.

According to Dr. Seyed Alireza Hasani Najafabadi, a PhD in applied chemistry from Amirkabir University of Technology and researcher of Harvard University, the aim of the research was to create an appropriate environment for the production of electronic pieces in biocompatible and biodegradable forms with a low cost. In addition to having the desirable properties, the produced pieces are light and small in size, and therefore, the patients can use them very easily.

The researcher pointed to the wide application and low production cost of the product, and said, "The industrial production of the product is easily possible, and the commercialization steps are being taken at the moment."

Biodegradability of the produced structure was studied by using biodegradability test in cellular culture media and the body of the living creatures. Results showed the full degradation of the structure. In-vivo and in-vitro studies confirm the perfect and accurate performance of the product, to the extent that the changes observed in the performance of the structure is less than one percent.

Results of the research have been published in Advanced Materials, vol. 26, issue 33, 2014, pp. 5823-5830.

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