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Yang Q, Wei T, Yin RT, Wu M, Xu Y, Koo J, Choi YS, Xie Z, Chen SW, Kandela I, Yao S, Deng Y, Avila R, Liu TL, Bai W, Yang Y, Han M, Zhang Q, Haney CR, Benjamin Lee K, Aras K, Wang T, Seo MH, Luan H, Lee SM, Brikha A, Ghoreishi-Haack N, Tran L, Stepien I, Aird F, Waters EA, Yu X, Banks A, Trachiotis GD, Torkelson JM, Huang Y, Kozorovitskiy Y, Efimov IR, Rogers JA. Photocurable bioresorbable adhesives as functional interfaces between flexible bioelectronic devices and soft biological tissues. Nat Mater 2021; 20:1559-1570. [PMID: 34326506 PMCID: PMC8551016 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01051-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Flexible electronic/optoelectronic systems that can intimately integrate onto the surfaces of vital organ systems have the potential to offer revolutionary diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities relevant to a wide spectrum of diseases and disorders. The critical interfaces between such technologies and living tissues must provide soft mechanical coupling and efficient optical/electrical/chemical exchange. Here, we introduce a functional adhesive bioelectronic-tissue interface material, in the forms of mechanically compliant, electrically conductive, and optically transparent encapsulating coatings, interfacial layers or supporting matrices. These materials strongly bond both to the surfaces of the devices and to those of different internal organs, with stable adhesion for several days to months, in chemistries that can be tailored to bioresorb at controlled rates. Experimental demonstrations in live animal models include device applications that range from battery-free optoelectronic systems for deep-brain optogenetics and subdermal phototherapy to wireless millimetre-scale pacemakers and flexible multielectrode epicardial arrays. These advances have immediate applicability across nearly all types of bioelectronic/optoelectronic system currently used in animal model studies, and they also have the potential for future treatment of life-threatening diseases and disorders in humans.
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Affiliation(s)
- Quansan Yang
- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- The Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Surgery, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Core, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- School of Biomedical Convergence Engineering, College of Information & Biomedical Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Core, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Core, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
- DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Robison L, Zhang L, Drout RJ, Li P, Haney CR, Brikha A, Noh H, Mehdi BL, Browning ND, Dravid VP, Cui Q, Islamoglu T, Farha OK. A Bismuth Metal–Organic Framework as a Contrast Agent for X-ray Computed Tomography. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2019; 2:1197-1203. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Lee Robison
- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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Bai W, Yang H, Ma Y, Chen H, Shin J, Liu Y, Yang Q, Kandela I, Liu Z, Kang SK, Wei C, Haney CR, Brikha A, Ge X, Feng X, Braun P, Huang Y, Zhou W, Rogers JA. Flexible Transient Optical Waveguides and Surface-Wave Biosensors Constructed from Monocrystalline Silicon. Adv Mater 2018; 30:e1801584. [PMID: 29944186 PMCID: PMC6148372 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Optical technologies offer important capabilities in both biological research and clinical care. Recent interest is in implantable devices that provide intimate optical coupling to biological tissues for a finite time period and then undergo full bioresorption into benign products, thereby serving as temporary implants for diagnosis and/or therapy. The results presented here establish a silicon-based, bioresorbable photonic platform that relies on thin filaments of monocrystalline silicon encapsulated by polymers as flexible, transient optical waveguides for accurate light delivery and sensing at targeted sites in biological systems. Comprehensive studies of the mechanical and optical properties associated with bending and unfurling the waveguides from wafer-scale sources of materials establish general guidelines in fabrication and design. Monitoring biochemical species such as glucose and tracking physiological parameters such as oxygen saturation using near-infrared spectroscopic methods demonstrate modes of utility in biomedicine. These concepts provide versatile capabilities in biomedical diagnosis, therapy, deep-tissue imaging, and surgery, and suggest a broad range of opportunities for silicon photonics in bioresorbable technologies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wubin Bai
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0072, USA
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Center for Mechanics and Materials, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0072, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- The Center for Developmental Therapeutics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0072, USA
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Chemistry Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0072, USA
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Center for Mechanics and Materials, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0072, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Neurological Surgery, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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