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<p>Conventional implantable electronic sensors for continuous monitoring of internal tissue strains are yet to match the biomechanics of tissues while maintaining biodegradability, biocompatibility and wireless monitoring capability. Here we present a two-dimensional phononic crystal composed of periodic air columns in soft hydrogel, which was named ultrasonic metagel, and we demonstrate its use as implantable sensor for continuous and wireless monitoring of internal tissue strains. The metagel’s deformation shifts its ultrasonic bandgap, which can be wirelessly detected by an external ultrasonic probe. We demonstrate ex vivo the ability of the metagel sensor for monitoring tissue strains on porcine tendon, wounded tissue and heart. In live pigs, we further demonstrate the ability of the metagel to monitor tendon stretching, respiration and heartbeat, working stably during 30 days of implantation, and we loaded the metagel with growth factors to achieve different healing rates in subcutaneous wounds. The metagel results almost completely degraded 12 weeks after implantation. Our finding highlights the clinical potential of the ultrasonic sensor for tendon rehabilitation monitoring and drug delivery efficacy evaluation.</p>

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An implantable hydrogel-based phononic crystal for continuous and wireless monitoring of internal tissue strains

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    2025年4月14日

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  • Ye Tian,
  • Yueying Yang,
  • Hanchuan Tang,
  • Jiaxin Wang,
  • Na Li,
  • Yifan Cheng,
  • Tianyu Kang,
  • Jiarui Tang,
  • Mengyuan Zhou,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Yan Yu,
  • Xinqi Liu,
  • Xurui Liu,
  • Liqun Xu,
  • Zhouping Yin,
  • Jianfeng Zang

摘要

Conventional implantable electronic sensors for continuous monitoring of internal tissue strains are yet to match the biomechanics of tissues while maintaining biodegradability, biocompatibility and wireless monitoring capability. Here we present a two-dimensional phononic crystal composed of periodic air columns in soft hydrogel, which was named ultrasonic metagel, and we demonstrate its use as implantable sensor for continuous and wireless monitoring of internal tissue strains. The metagel’s deformation shifts its ultrasonic bandgap, which can be wirelessly detected by an external ultrasonic probe. We demonstrate ex vivo the ability of the metagel sensor for monitoring tissue strains on porcine tendon, wounded tissue and heart. In live pigs, we further demonstrate the ability of the metagel to monitor tendon stretching, respiration and heartbeat, working stably during 30 days of implantation, and we loaded the metagel with growth factors to achieve different healing rates in subcutaneous wounds. The metagel results almost completely degraded 12 weeks after implantation. Our finding highlights the clinical potential of the ultrasonic sensor for tendon rehabilitation monitoring and drug delivery efficacy evaluation.