Imagine medical implants that dissolve in your body after doing their job—no second surgery required. 🩺⚡️ That sci-fi dream just got real, thanks to researchers at Southeast University!
Their newly discovered ferroelectric crystal 📊 smashes records: it’s 13x more efficient at converting movement into electricity than older biodegradable materials. Led by Zhang Hanyue and Professor Xiong Rengen, this innovation could power next-gen pacemakers or drug-delivery devices while being body-friendly.
Why does this matter? Traditional implants (like metal-based ones) require risky removal surgeries. But this material, blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), bends with your tissues ⚛️ and vanishes safely over time. Plus, its piezoelectric coefficient—138 picocoulombs per newton—means it’s strong enough for real-world use.
Published in Science magazine, the breakthrough has been hailed as the biggest leap since the Curie brothers discovered piezoelectricity in 1880. 🏆 Could this be the future of healthcare? Let’s just say: the body’s about to get a tech upgrade.
