Inorganic biodegradable substrates for devices and systems
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorsChang-Soo Kim, Richard K. Brow, Delbert E. Day
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Abstract
Disclosed are biodegradable glass substrates that are useful as functional elements of solid-state devices. In particular, biodegradable glass substrates having a rapidly degradable glass and a slowly degradable glass provide a structural platform that completely dissolves following a desired operational lifetime of devices such as implanted electronic devices, implanted sensor devices, and optical fibers.
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An inorganic biodegradable substrate comprising a rapidly degradable glass and a slowly degradable glass.
A biodegradable device comprising an inorganic biodegradable substrate, the inorganic degradable substrate comprising a rapidly degradable glass and a slowly degradable glass.
A biodegradable packaging assembly comprising a plurality of inorganic biodegradable substrates, wherein at least one of the plurality of inorganic biodegradable substrates comprises a rapidly degradable glass and a slowly degradable glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.