Wireless, battery-free, fully implantable multimodal and multisite pacemakers for applications in small animal models

Pacing tools that support small animals and can serve as models for pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases are currently not available. Here, the authors report a miniaturized wireless battery-free implantable multimodal and multisite pacemaker that provides unlimited stimulation to test subjects.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philipp Gutruf, Rose T. Yin, K. Benjamin Lee, Jokubas Ausra, Jaclyn A. Brennan, Yun Qiao, Zhaoqian Xie, Roberto Peralta, Olivia Talarico, Alejandro Murillo, Sheena W. Chen, John P. Leshock, Chad R. Haney, Emily A. Waters, Changxing Zhang, Haiwen Luan, Yonggang Huang, Gregory Trachiotis, Igor R. Efimov, John A. Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13637-w