Cork man helps develop dissolvable brain implants

A Cork scientist has played a leading role in developing dissolvable brain implants.

Cork man helps develop dissolvable brain implants

Neurosurgeon Rory Murphy worked with engineers in the US to create electronic sensors that are eventually reabsorbed by the brain. The medical graduate from University College Cork is completing his neurosurgical residency at Washington University School of Medicine, where he specialises in brain trauma.

A challenge for surgeons such as Dr Murphy is finding reliable ways of monitoring pressure inside patients’ skulls.

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