title: Bio-mechanical description: Graphene-family devices that sit on or in tissue — electrodes, scaffolds, wearables, interfaces. Goals, theories, projections — labeled. tags:
- medical
- engineering
Parent: medical. Human device and exposure rows already filed: biomedical-catalogue. Patterning paper: holey-graphene-molecular-stencil.
Already on this archive
- INBRAIN cortical interface, NCT06368310 — first-in-human intraoperative use; small set; Preliminary device data. effects
- Graphene / GO / GFET electrode and biosensor literature — high paper count, few cleared instruments.
- Oriented GO/PCL fibres and conductive scaffolds — rat sciatic-gap and in-vitro axon-length reports. Animal. Preliminary translation.
- Holey graphene as a molecular stencil on gold (2015) — fabrication toward sensors, not an implant.
- Directa G+ textile membranes and printed thermal circuits — garments, not implants. directa-gplus
- ZenGUARD on mask and HVAC media — coat on a filter, not a neural thread. zenguard
Goals people write down
- A cortical or peripheral electrode that records or stimulates without a stainless-steel penalty in flexibility or site area.
- A scaffold that is conductive enough for cells and resorbable enough for a surgeon.
- A wearable (tattoo, textile, microneedle) that lasts a shift, not a press cycle.
- Closed-loop interfaces. Still a review-article sentence in 2025–26.
Theories in circulation
- “Graphene replaces silicon in diagnostics this decade.” Same foundry problem as the electronics pitch. theories
- A patterning paper “will treat” a named disease this cycle. Motivation language. unsourced
- Long-term implant / IV GO is solved. 2025–26 reviews still list cytotoxicity, dose, metals, and fate as open.
Projections (forecast language)
Patient-specific printed grafts, smart microneedles, injectable graphene, AI-designed scaffolds — review-article futures. They sit next to the NCT table, not in place of it.
New device row needs: form, species or NCT, endpoint, primary.