# Dissolving Body Chips Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics Could Advance Medical Monitoring By Meghan Young | Published 2009-11-17 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/implantable-silicon-silk-electronics References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/implantable-electronics-that-dissolve-in-the-body.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:) & [nextnature.net](http://www.nextnature.net/?p=4177) Ok, when I think about chips being put into people, I immediately think government conspiracy and the like. Yet, reading more about the Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics shows me that there is, of course, more to it than that. But I don’t have to like the idea of them. Using special materials, researchers at the [University of Pennsylvania](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-robots-1) have created Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics, which can almost completely [dissolve inside the body](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dissolving-strips). These implants could potentially make the procedure of [monitoring the nervous system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/molecular-monitoring) for medical purposes easier and safer. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Implantable Electronics:** Developing new materials that dissolve inside the body could lead to new opportunities for implantable medical devices. - **Medical Monitoring:** Advances in implantable technology could greatly improve the process of monitoring the nervous system for medical purposes. - **Disappearing Technology:** The development of dissolvable electronics could lead to a new trend of using disappearing technology in medical devices ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Medical Devices:** The medical device industry could greatly benefit from the development and implementation of new implantable materials and technology. - **Biotechnology:** Advances in biotechnology could lead to new opportunities for the development of dissolvable electronics for medical use. - **Healthcare:** The healthcare industry could be revolutionized by the use of implantable electronics for medical monitoring purposes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Scalable Brain-Computer Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braincomputer-interfaces.md) - [Soft Brain-Computer Interface Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braincomputer-interface.md) - [Electric Pulsed Brain Implants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inner-cosmos.md) - [AI-Enabled Smart Bandages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-smart-bandages.md) - [Connected Monitoring Bandages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wound-bandage.md) - [Wearable Drug Delivery Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-injector.md) - [AI-Enabled Brain Implants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/northwell-health.md) - [Microscale Swimming Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-robots-1.md) - [Paper-Made Circuit Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/singleuse-circuit-board.md)