bioelectronic medicines, bioengineering, neuroscience

1. BIOELECTRONIC
MEDICINES
ANKIT KUMAR MALIK
M.PHARMACY 1st SEMESTER
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICS
SPER JAMIA HAMDARD
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2. INTRODUCTION
 Bioelectronic Medicine brings together molecular medicine, bioengineering,
and neuroscience to discover and develop nerve stimulating and sensing
technologies to diagnose and regulate biological processes and treat disease.
 Simply concluded that, It iis the application of the principles of electronics to
biology and medicine.
BIOlogy + ELECTRONics
 It treat deadly diseases with electricity instead of pills or chemo.
 The interactions of increased computing power, advances in prosthetic devices,
artificial implants, and systems that blend electronic and biological components
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3. Applications
Ear
 A cellphone implanted in the ear.
 six-axis piezoelectric accelerometer attached to the angle of the mandible, or the jawbone.
 using crystals that create electrical pulses when they change shape.
 on/off switch.
 hermetically sealed to prevent water entry and corrosion.
 Uses heat of the skin to power up the device.
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4. Heart
Pacemakers:
 A pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by
electrodes to contract the heart muscles and regulate the electrical conduction
system of the heart.
 This have been a boon to patients by regulating their heart beats. Initially they
weren't monitored electronically but eventually due to the development in the field
of bioelectronics and biotechnology they work perfectly, have given life to
thousands across the world, and make complex problems concerned with the heart
simple
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AbioCor Artificial Heart:
 Sept. 6, 2006 — A Massachusetts company received federal approval Tuesday to sell up to 4,000 artificial hearts
a year.
 Would be used only in patients who are close to death and have
no other treatment options.
 Tested in only 14 men.
 Two died from the operation, and another never regained
consciousness
 The rest survived only an average of five months, with one exception.
 A man who lived 17 months, until the mechanical heart wore out.
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6. BioLung
 A biolung is a device designed to fully support the respiratory needs of adult
patients as a bridge to lung transportation or lung recovery.
 Artificial lung that can replace the gas exchange function of a person’s native
lungs during recovery from injury or illness, or until donor lungs are available for
transplantation.
 A device about the size of a soda can.
 Currently undergoing testing for FDA submission.
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7. Biosensors
 Sensors are attached to the body to monitor the body temperature and measure
stress and strain in specific parts of the body.
 Companies like Nike, Adidas, Puma, etc. use biosensors in combination with
bioelectronics to improve and increase the efficiency of their products like shoes,
sportswear’ etc.
 Sports coaches use biosensors to monitor the movements of players and later
correct them accordingly so that they can play a better game with fewer injuries.
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8. Artificial Limbs
 For people who have lost their limbs in accidents or some natural cause
prosthetics are used. Bioelectronics is used to power them, control them, modify
and manipulate their structure as per the needs. Thus the affected ones are given
a second chance to live thanks to bioelectronics and its principles.
 vari-grip mode, allowing variable digit-bydigit grip strength.
 Gesture selection allows users to create custom gestures.
 Auto grasp feature to prevent objects slipping.
 Hand automatically moves to a natural position after period of inactivity.
 Low battery warning audio signal.
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10. Proprio Foot
 Capable of independent thought.
 Transforms the approach to stairs and slopes,
as well as level-ground walking.
 Reacts immediately, automatically and
naturally.
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11. REFERENCES
1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262787488_Bioelectronic_medicines_A_r
esearch_roadmap
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THANK YOU
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