Tao M Zhou

20180224433, Aug 9, 2018

Aug 4, 2016

15/749617

- Cambridge MA, US
Guosong Hong - Somerville MA, US
Tian-Ming Fu - Ashburn VA, US
Jinlin Huang - Somerville MA, US
Tao Zhou - Somerville MA, US

President and Fellows of Harvard College - Cambridge MA

G01N 33/53
A61N 1/05
G01N 33/543

The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires, nanoscale sensing elements, and/or injectable devices. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to electronic devices that can be injected or inserted into soft matter, such as biological tissue or polymeric matrixes. For example, the device may be passed through a tube into the medium. To avoid or minimize crumpling, the device may exit the tube at substantially the same rate that the tube is withdrawn from the medium. Other components, such as fluids or cells, may also be injected or inserted. In addition, in some cases, the device, after insertion or injection, may be connected to an external electrical circuit, for example, by printing a conductive path on a medium or on a flexible substrate. The path may be printed using conductive inks, e.g., containing carbon nanotubes or other suitable materials. Other embodiments are generally directed to systems and methods of making, using, or promoting such devices, kits involving such devices, and the like.