implantable bioelectronics

Figure 1: Ionic communication: Cross-sectional schematic illustration of an ionic communication device consisting of an implanted transmitter (TX) electrode pair inside biological tissue and a receiver electrode pair (RX) on the surface of the tissue (top left). Frequency responses of ionic communication highlighting is capacity to operate at megahertz frequencies (top right). A 10-link ionic communication transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) array conforming to the surface of an orchid petal (bottom). Credit: Dion Khodagholy/Columbia Engineering
Using the body’s naturally occurring ions to help transmit data from implantable devices