Meindl J D
Science. 1980 Oct 17;210(4467):263-7. doi: 10.1126/science.7423185.
Innovative applications of microelectronics in new biomedical implantable instruments offer a singular opportunity for advances in medical research and practice because of two salient factors: (i) beyond all other types of biomedical instruments, implants exploit fully the inherent technical advantages--complex functional capability, high reliability, lower power drain, small size and weight-of microelectronics, and (ii) implants bring microelectronics into intimate association with biological systems. The combination of these two factors enables otherwise impossible new experiments to be conducted and new paostheses developed that will improve the quality of human life.
微电子学在新型生物医学植入式仪器中的创新应用为医学研究和实践的进步提供了独特机遇，这得益于两个显著因素：（i）与所有其他类型的生物医学仪器不同，植入式仪器充分利用了微电子学固有的技术优势——复杂的功能能力、高可靠性、低功耗、小尺寸和轻重量；（ii）植入式仪器使微电子学与生物系统紧密结合。这两个因素的结合使得原本无法进行的新实验得以开展，新的假体得以研发，从而提高人类生活质量。
