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Univ. of Illinois Tiny Implants Monitor Brain Injury, Then Melt Away

A new class of small, thin electronic sensors can monitor temperature and pressure within the skull – crucial health parameters after a brain injury or surgery – then melt away when they are no longer needed, eliminating the need for additional surgery to remove the monitors and reducing the risk of infection and hemorrhage.

Read more at the University of Illinois website