"Bioelectronics and microchips in the human body" is the theme of the lesson by Francesca Santoro, coordinator of the Tissue Electronics research line of the center of the Italian Institute of Technology (IiT) in Naples. She talks about how it is possible to interface the human body with devices electronic devices such as microchips.
The group coordinated by Francesca Santoro works on the basic development of biomaterials that exploit electric fields to interact with cells, both with those that intrinsically have their own electrical activity, for example those of the heart, and those that do not have intrinsic electrical activity, such as skin cells.
In the latter case, it has been verified that the application of an external electric field can activate processes at a cellular level such as to modify some functions such as the rate of tissue regeneration, so that wounds and burns heal faster.
#scienzainvideo "Bioelectronics and microchips in the human body"
2020-04-29T14:53:25.028Z
Lecture by Francesca Santoro, of the Italian Institute of Technology (ANSA)
