Additive manufacturing of hydrogel-based materials for next-generation implantable medical devices
Yin Chin S, Cheung Poh Y, Kohler AC, Compton JT, Hsu LL, Lau KM, Kim S, Lee BW, Lee FY, Sia SK. Additive manufacturing of hydrogel-based materials for next-generation implantable medical devices. Science Robotics 2017, 2 PMID: 31289767, PMCID: PMC6615760, DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aah6451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNext-generation implantable medical devicesFast manufacturing methodSustained power supplyImplantable microdevicesImplantable medical devicesUnique mechanical propertiesTens of micronsAdditive manufacturingPrecise actuationMechanical propertiesPower supplyManufacturing methodsHydrogel componentsBiocompatible materialsLimited biocompatibilityMicrodevicesMedical devicesDiffusive propertiesDelivery of payloadsWide rangeBiocompatibilityLocking mechanismDevicesStatic componentMaterials