Living metal composites bridge gap between biological and electronic systems enabling wearables/ implantables to interface with human tissue

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-metal-bridge-biological-electronic.html

"liquid metals/ conductive polymers have poor adhesion, oxide layer formation (for liquid metal), limited conductivity, lack of self-healing properties; electronics are rigid... overcome embedding dormant electrogenic bacillus subtilis endospores into liquid metal droplets... bacterial spores interact with/ rupture liquid metal oxide layers, enabling metal to remain conductive... easily absorbed into device substrates, exhibits enhanced electrical conductivity when spores germinate, self-healing, bacteria generate electrons"

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