Chinese scientists have designed an implant and self-powered sensor that can help monitor heart failure, a global public health problem in which the heart is incapable of pumping sufficient blood to meet the body’s needs.<\/p>\n
Based on the triboelectric nanogenerator that can convert bio-mechanical energy into electricity, scientists from the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to develop a miniaturised self-powered sensor that can enter the heart with minimally invasive surgery .<\/p>\n
The sensor is 1.5 cm long, 1 cm wide and 0.1 cm high. It has been experimented on pig models and integrated with a surgical catheter for minimally invasive implantation.
\nIt can conduct ultra-sensitive, real-time monitoring, and has mechanical stability. It can also detect ventricular fibrillation and ventricular premature contraction.<\/p>\n
According to Liu Zhuo, one of the researchers, the study may help encourage the development of more miniature implantable medical sensors for monitoring and diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n
“The sensor is promising for clinical application. This work also provides new ideas for the research of miniaturized implantable self-powered medical devices,” Liu said.<\/p>\n
The endocardial pressure is a key parameter for assessing cardiac function and has important clinical implications for patients with heart failure.<\/p>\n
Endocardial pressure is commonly monitored by invasive and expensive cardiac catheterisation, which is not feasible for long-term, continuous data collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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