Chinese researchers have engineered a flexible bioelectronic patch that adheres to organs and delivers drugs or genetic therapies directly to target tissues, achieving precise treatment with fewer side effects and strong potential to improve medicine for complex organs.
Scientists in China have developed an ultra-flexible bioelectronic patch capable of delivering drugs and gene therapies directly to complex internal organs, marking a major advance in precision medicine. This device can tightly conform to organs like ovaries and kidneys, enabling highly targeted treatment while reducing the side effects typical of systemic drug methods.
Unlike conventional treatments that distribute medication throughout the body, the patch functions like a “smart skin” that wraps around an organ’s surface and uses controlled electric fields to facilitate direct intracellular delivery to targeted cells with much higher efficiency.
In preclinical studies, this technology has successfully delivered gene therapy to ovarian cells without affecting reproductive cells and provided targeted anti-inflammatory treatment in kidney models, demonstrating both effectiveness and safety.