Sugar-Coated Brain Implants: Scientists Find Sweet Solution to a Hard Problem

Sugar-Coated Brain Implants: Scientists Find Sweet Solution to a Hard Problem
The consistency of these implants, scientists say, will ensure they cause minimum irritation within the brain and reduce the foreign body response.
By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 11 May 2021 16:48 IST
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The implants they created are so soft
Researchers found higher neuronal density and lower foreign body response
A team of researchers at Canada's McGill University has succeeded in developing a new method to create brain implants that are as soft as the brain tissue itself. The researchers used silicon and sugar to create delicate silicone implants, the softest brain implant to the day, as thin as sewing thread (nearly 0.2 mm). Its consistency, scientists say, will ensure they cause minimum irritation within the brain and reduce the foreign body response. The study was published in the Advanced Materials Technologies journal.

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