An external reader device shines light on the implant through the skin and records how bright it is

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Profusa's implanted sensors fluoresce under UV light

Source: © Royal Society of Chemistry

The implant (pictured) works because its fluorescence under UV light depends on its oxygen concentration

Body implant monitors oxygen levels was originally published in Chemistry World

 

 

 

 

 

 

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