The world’s smallest pacemaker is injectable and powered by light

The world’s smallest pacemaker is injectable and powered by light

A team of engineers at Northwestern University have created the world’s smallest pacemaker. It’s activated by light and can be inserted via syringe.

Tiny pacemaker developed by scientists can fit in a syringe

The soft device was developed by engineers at Northwestern University to suit the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects.

A team of scientists has developed the world’s smallest pacemaker, a temporary heart beat regulator smaller than a grain of rice: it can be injected and controlled by light before it dissolves. The device could inaugurate a series of crucial advances in precision medicine.

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The world's youngest pacemaker, smaller than rice grains

Northwestern University scientists advanced The world’s smallest pacemaker who can fit inside the tip of a syringe and can be injected into the body non-invasively. Measuring just 1.8 millimeters in width, 3.5 millimeters in length and one millimeter in thickness, the small tool is smaller than a rash of rice, but still manages to give ... Read more The post The world’s youngest pacemaker, smaller than rice grains appeared first on The Local Rep…

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