Encapsulants for Neuroprostheses: Basic Studies of Insulat- ion Properties in a High Humidity Environment

医疗实践正在迅速接近“植入物时代”。“已经 起搏器是常规植入，在不久的将来， 为行动不便的人设计的设备将进入 常用。 到目前为止，电子产品已经获得了大部分的 但现在设计师必须考虑更少的 什么能保护植入的电路不受 身体的敌对环境。 这些研究将开始研究 使用硅酮弹性体控制植入物的腐蚀 医疗电子设备通过加速寿命测试， 条件类似于体内实验;然而， 将比体内测试更可控。

Medical practice is rapidly approaching the "age of implants." Already pacemakers are routinely implanted and in the near future, a host of devices designed for people with mobility deficits will come into common use. Until now the electronics have received the large share of thought and experiment but now designers must consider the less glamorous matter of what will protect implanted circuits from the hostile environment of the body. These studies will begin by studying the use of silicone elastomers for corrosion control of implanted medical electronic devices through accelerated-life testing in conditions similar to in-vivo experiments; the conditions, however, will be more controllable than in in-vivo testing.