An international research team has succeeded in manufacturing the world’s first flexible, organic transistor that will help make patient monitoring devices easier to implant and integrate with the human body, and is expected to be adopted into wearable, patch-like health monitors or implantable devices like pace makers.
via psfk.com
The article, brought to my attention by @InovaHealth, claims "The innovation has far-reaching implications. The transistor can easily be manufactured and broadens the usage of the organic transistors as medical devices due to its flexibility and ability to cover large areas. Potential applications offered by the biocompatible transistors include wearable electronics that read bio-information from outside the skin, or implantable electronics that directly extract health information from the body. The invention also opens a new path to the development of thin film sensors which detect tumors, inflammations, and early cancers."