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Injectable and retrievable soft electronics

Nature Materials volume 23, pages 591–593 (2024)Cite this article

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Liquid bioelectronics based on a permanent fluidic magnet made from three-dimensional assembled magnetic colloidal particles can be injected into the surface of the heart for cardiovascular monitoring and subsequently retrieved after use.

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Fig. 1: PFM-based injectable and retrievable liquid bioelectronics.

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Li, J., Xu, Y. & Gao, W. Injectable and retrievable soft electronics. Nat. Mater. 23, 591–593 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-01877-1

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