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implantable
[ im-plan-tuh-buhl, -plahn- ]
Word History and Origins
Origin of implantable1
Example Sentences
Stephan has used other materials, such as nanoparticles and a tiny implantable sponge, to deliver genetic instructions to fight disease directly to cells.
"There are so many scenarios in which people want to interface with foreign or manmade material in the body, like implantable devices, drug depots, or cell depots."
Guidance for integrating risk markers with tools to estimate an individual patient's SCD risk score is recommended to aid in the patient/clinician shared decision-making regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement, incorporating a patient's personal level of risk tolerance and specific treatment goals including quality of life.
Now, researchers at Penn State have made the material potentially more useful by imparting chirality -- or handedness -- on it, which could make for advanced sensors and implantable medical devices.
"Since this material has remarkable potential as a substrate for implantable sensors, we wanted to learn about their behavior when exposed to cells," Pan said.
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