Fig. 1: Bioresorbable wireless dual-stimulator for nerve regeneration. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Bioresorbable wireless dual-stimulator for nerve regeneration.

From: Bioresorbable, wireless dual stimulator for peripheral nerve regeneration

Fig. 1

a Illustrations of the overall envisioned use case for a device to accelerate recovery from a sciatic nerve injury. b Illustration of the site of implantation for this clinical use case. c Exploded-view schematic illustration of the device. d Photographs of the device integrated with a phantom nerve, with red indicator LEDs, resting on part of a \({T}_{x}\) coil (top), and in a bent state on the finger (bottom). e Micro-CT image of a device implanted in a rat. f Images of the accelerated dissolution of a device captured at various times after immersion in PBS (pH 7.4) solution at 95 °C. Scale bar, 5 mm.

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