Advanced Microelectronic Systems for Diagnosis and Therapies

Dear Colleagues,

Bio-integrated microelectronic systems that can serve as chronically stable, high-performance sensing and stimulation interfaces with the heart, brain, and other living systems (with cellular-level resolution across macroscopic areas) are of broad interest in the fields of cardiology, neuroscience, and biomedicine. However, challenges remain in the development of intimate electronic interfaces that can be used to communicate seamlessly with biological living systems at the multi-scale and in a benign fashion. Mesh electronics and skin electronics realize tissue-like mechanics and miniaturized architectures to form intimate interfaces with the brain and skin for enhanced biosensing. Recently, advancements in materials design and integration have created new opportunities for the production of dynamic interfaces and communications with living cells and organoids. Such multi-modality communications between cells are essential in identifying and controlling the mechanism used by cells in coordinating across multi-scale systems to interpret and act upon key events in metabolism and disease pathology. This Special Issue aims to collect articles regarding recent advancements in microelectronic systems as diagnostic and therapeutic interfaces for advanced healthcare, ranging from medical robotics, implantable electronics, and skin-interfaced microelectronics to point-of-care devices and electronic neurotechnology.

Dr. Wubin Bai
Guest Editor

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