Researchers report an approach to powering implantable electronic devices via a light-emitting patch worn on the surface of the skin that can transfer photons to a photovoltaic device integrated with a medical implant without the need for wires; additionally, the authors demonstrated the efficacy of the light-emitting patch in mice.
Article #20-02201: "Active photonic wireless power transfer into live tissues," by Juho Kim et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jongho Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, SOUTH KOREA; e-mail: jong@gist.ac.kr
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences