implanted device to control bladder function
| Source | Web search www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07811-1?WT… |
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| Market status | Under Development + More information needed |
| Industry | Medical |
| Value chain stage | Finished Product |
| Biotech components | Animal + Molecule |
| Notes | authors harnessed an established technique called optogenetics, in which nerve cells in the bladder were genetically modified to express a light-sensitive receptor protein that can inhibit nerve-cell activation. Mickle and colleagues implanted a stretchable, high-precision strain sensor around each animal’s bladder that measured changes in bladder circumference over time. The bladder sensor was connected to light-emitting diodes (LEDs). |