Polymer integration for packaging of implantable sensors

Inexpensive, easy-to-process, light-weight polymer-based materials that are biocompatible, mechanically flexible, and optically transparent have emerged as alternatives to metals and ceramics in the packaging of implantable sensors. These materials have been used to package components such as microelectrode arrays, telemetric coils and structural membranes. Polymers are also being used for the encapsulations and coatings of the implants. The …