Wireless Bioelectronics for In Vivo Pressure Monitoring with Mechanically‐Compliant Hydrogel Biointerfaces

J Lin, X Chen, P Zhang, Y Xue, Y Feng, Z Ni… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent electronics‐tissues biointefacing technology has offered unprecedented
opportunities for long‐term disease diagnosis and treatment. It remains a grand challenge to …

Development of an implantable wireless and batteryless bladder pressure monitor system for lower urinary tract dysfunction

Y Zhong, B Qian, Y Zhu, Z Ren, J Deng… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Background: Closed-loop neuromodulation based on bladder pressure is an effective
therapy for lower urinary tract dysfunction. The catheter-based cystometry normally used for …

Ultrafast self‐healing and injectable conductive hydrogel for strain and pressure sensors

F Ye, M Li, D Ke, L Wang, Y Lu - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The in vivo detection of body motion and subtle physiological signals, including respiration
and sphygmus waves, remains a major challenge. High‐precision, miniature sensors are …

Tetronic®-based composite hydrogel scaffolds seeded with rat bladder smooth muscle cells for urinary bladder tissue engineering applications

S Sivaraman, R Ostendorff, B Fleishman… - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Natural hydrogels such as collagen offer desirable properties for tissue engineering,
including cell adhesion sites, but their low mechanical strength is not suitable for bladder …

A wireless, implantable bioelectronic system for monitoring urinary bladder function following surgical recovery

J Kim, MI Bury, K Kwon, JY Yoo… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Partial cystectomy procedures for urinary bladder–related dysfunction involve long recovery
periods, during which urodynamic studies (UDS) intermittently assess lower urinary tract …

A novel in-vitro system for the simultaneous exposure of bladder smooth muscle cells to mechanical strain and sustained hydrostatic pressure

KM Haberstroh, M Kaefer, N DePaola… - J. Biomech …, 2002 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The novel hydrostrain system was designed in an effort to establish and maintain conditions
that simulate the in-vivo mechanical environment of the bladder. In this laboratory system …

Soft sensors for a sensing-actuation system with high bladder voiding efficiency

F Arab Hassani, H Jin, T Yokota, T Someya… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Sensing-actuation systems can assist a bladder with lost sensation and weak muscle
control. Here, we advance the relevant technology by integrating a soft and thin capacitive …

Expandable and implantable bioelectronic complex for analyzing and regulating real-time activity of the urinary bladder

TM Jang, JH Lee, H Zhou, J Joo, BH Lim, H Cheng… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Underactive bladder or detrusor underactivity (DUA), that is, not being able to micturate, has
received less attention with little research and remains unknown or limited on pathological …

Nano-structured polymers enhance bladder smooth muscle cell function

A Thapa, DC Miller, TJ Webster, KM Haberstroh - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
It is the hypothesis of the present study that a biocompatible material which mimics the
nanometer topography of native bladder tissue will enhance cellular responses and lead to …

Designing micro-and nanostructures for artificial urinary sphincters

FM Weiss, H Deyhle, G Kovacs… - … Polymer Actuators and …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The dielectric elastomers are functional materials that have promising potential as actuators
with muscle-like mechanical properties due to their inherent compliancy and overall …