@article{9394ef0b89e24355a685ea628217326e,
title = "Fully implantable and bioresorbable cardiac pacemakers without leads or batteries",
abstract = "Temporary cardiac pacemakers used in periods of need during surgical recovery involve percutaneous leads and externalized hardware that carry risks of infection, constrain patient mobility and may damage the heart during lead removal. Here we report a leadless, battery-free, fully implantable cardiac pacemaker for postoperative control of cardiac rate and rhythm that undergoes complete dissolution and clearance by natural biological processes after a defined operating timeframe. We show that these devices provide effective pacing of hearts of various sizes in mouse, rat, rabbit, canine and human cardiac models, with tailored geometries and operation timescales, powered by wireless energy transfer. This approach overcomes key disadvantages of traditional temporary pacing devices and may serve as the basis for the next generation of postoperative temporary pacing technology.",
author = "Choi, \{Yeon Sik\} and Yin, \{Rose T.\} and Anna Pfenniger and Jahyun Koo and Raudel Avila and \{Benjamin Lee\}, K. and Chen, \{Sheena W.\} and Geumbee Lee and Gang Li and Yun Qiao and Alejandro Murillo-Berlioz and Alexi Kiss and Shuling Han and Lee, \{Seung Min\} and Chenhang Li and Zhaoqian Xie and Chen, \{Yu Yu\} and Amy Burrell and Beth Geist and Hyoyoung Jeong and Joohee Kim and Yoon, \{Hong Joon\} and Anthony Banks and Kang, \{Seung Kyun\} and Zhang, \{Zheng Jenny\} and Haney, \{Chad R.\} and Sahakian, \{Alan Varteres\} and David Johnson and Tatiana Efimova and Yonggang Huang and Trachiotis, \{Gregory D.\} and Knight, \{Bradley P.\} and Arora, \{Rishi K.\} and Efimov, \{Igor R.\} and Rogers, \{John A.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1038/s41587-021-00948-x",
language = "English",
volume = "39",
pages = "1228--1238",
journal = "Nature Biotechnology",
issn = "1087-0156",
publisher = "Nature Research",
number = "10",
}