Soft optical fibres block pain while moving and stretching with the body
US engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed soft and implantable fibres that can deliver light to major nerves throughout the body.
When these nerves are genetically manipulated to respond to light, the fibres can send pulses of light to the nerves to inhibit pain. The optical fibres are flexible and stretch with the body.
For the full story, see the November 2023 edition of Medical Textiles.
Photo: MIT