Injectable LED (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Injectable LED (1 of 2)

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A thin plastic ribbon printed with advanced electronics is threaded through the eye of an ordinary sewing needle. The device, containing LEDs, electrodes and sensors, can be injected into the brain or other organs.

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John A Rogers, University of Illinois/Beckman Institute

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