Conformal Bionics - addressing the challenges in bringing miniaturised implants to the site of therapeutic delivery

能够放置在治疗现场的更小、更复杂、可终生植入的仿生设备将为治疗疾病提供新的或更好的机会。为实现这一目标，本研究将探讨三个关键的研究领域：引入新的制造材料，使设备能够符合治疗提供目标部位的解剖结构；改进满足植入受限空间的设备的数据和能量传输需求的方法；以及创新用于测试和监测植入物内的大气条件的新型传感器，以预测并安全地处理与密闭封装屏障破坏相关的问题。

Smaller, more sophisticated, lifetime-implantable bionic devices capable of being placed at the site of therapeutic delivery will facilitate new or improved opportunities for treatment of disease. Three critical areas of research aim to be explored in pursuit of this goal will be addressed within this study: introduction of new fabrication materials that enable devices to conform to the anatomy of the targeted site of therapeutic delivery; improved means of addressing the data and energy transfer needs of devices implanted in confined spaces; and innovation of novel sensors for testing and monitoring of atmospheric conditions within the implant to anticipate and safely manage issues relating to a breach of hermetic encapsulation barriers.