In order to figure out how a patient is recovering from orthopedic surgery, physicians need to presently rely on technologies such as X-rays or MRIs. Aheadof too lengthy, even so, they may possibly instead simply be in a position to read the output from tiny sensors, implanted in the patient’s body. A team of scientists from New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have already produced a prototype of just such a device, that measures a mere 4 millimeters across and is 500 microns thick.
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Section: Health and Wellbeing
Tags: Implant,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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