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Science 17 October 1980:
Vol. 210. no. 4467, pp. 263 - 267
DOI: 10.1126/science.7423185
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Science, Vol 210, Issue 4467, 263-267
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Biomedical implantable microelectronics

JD Meindl

Innovative applications of microelectronics in new biomedical implantable instruments offer a singular opportunity for advances in medical research and practice because of two salient factors: (i) beyond all other types of biomedical instruments, implants exploit fully the inherent technical advantages--complex functional capability, high reliability, lower power drain, small size and weight-of microelectronics, and (ii) implants bring microelectronics into intimate association with biological systems. The combination of these two factors enables otherwise impossible new experiments to be conducted and new paostheses developed that will improve the quality of human life.


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