bioelectronics
Americannoun
-
Biology. the study of electron transfer reactions as they occur in biological systems.
-
Medicine/Medical. the application of electronic devices to living organisms for clinical testing, diagnosis, and therapy.
Other Word Forms
- bioelectronic adjective
Etymology
Origin of bioelectronics
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"We're at the cusp of a new frontier where bioelectronics can seamlessly integrate with the body's natural functions."
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
The Stanford team’s closed-loop system — from sensation to muscle movement — is “very exciting…very much a proof of concept,” bioelectronics expert Alejandro Carnicer-Lombarte of University of Cambridge told the journal Nature.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023
Still, having a closed-loop system going from sensation to muscle movement is “very exciting”, says Alejandro Carnicer-Lombarte, who researches bioelectronics at the University of Cambridge, UK.
From Scientific American • May 23, 2023
So John Rogers, a biomedical engineer at Northwestern who specializes in bioelectronics, developed tiny wireless devices that, once implanted, can be controlled remotely by a nearby computer.
From New York Times • May 25, 2021
By making bioelectronics easier to live with, these advances could expand their use.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 12, 2018
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
