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Placing battery tech directly on tissue to deliver lithium ions for targeted pain relief

The secret ingredient in a new biomedical device? Lithium-ion battery tech
A new study from the University of Chicago shows how an ingredient from lithium batteries could form the foundation of treatments for pain relief or other disorders. Above, a tiny, flexible patch that can be interfaced with neural tissue to reduce pain signaling. Credit: Chuanwang Yang

A new study from the University of Chicago taps an ingredient most often used in the lithium-ion batteries that power our devices to open new avenues in biomedical technology. Lithium plays vital roles in the body, but taking it orally can have unwanted side effects—so a pair of UChicago chemistry labs teamed up to find a way to deliver lithium only to the exact places where it’s needed.

Their study, published in Nature Materials, could be the foundation for future biomedical technologies to treat p...

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