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3D printed instrumented packaging for implantable devices

Cristina Gentili

3D printed instrumented packaging for implantable devices.

Rel. Danilo Demarchi, Timothy Constandinou, Dorian Haci. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Elettronica (Electronic Engineering), 2020

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Abstract:

Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMDs) are essentially complex electronic systems which has to be surgically introduced inside the human body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. To ensure a good coexistence between the implant and the biological organism, a key role is played by the package. This thesis project deals with the design of a 3D printed polymeric package for medical electronic implants. The package is in direct contact with the living body environment and, to this purpose, first of all, it must be hermetic and biocompatible. Since any living body implant site constitutes a wet environment, it is fundamental to guarantee a good moisture barrier to save the electronics inside the cavity and to ensure safety for the patient. To fabricate an implantable device encapsulation, typical materials adopted are titanium alloys, glass or ceramics. In recent years, the idea to exploit polymers for these tasks has became more and more attractive since polymers gives the opportunity to extend the potentiality of an implant, bringing lots of benefits and, above all, lowering the manufacturing cost. Continuing along these lines, 3D printing additive technology has been exploited to fabricate a low cost polymeric package. Since the greatest challenge for a polymeric encapsulation is to ensure hermeticity, an in-situ humidity monitoring system has been developed to test its resistance against moisture ingress. Finally, an accelerated life time test has been conducted to verify package suitability.

Relatori: Danilo Demarchi, Timothy Constandinou, Dorian Haci
Anno accademico: 2019/20
Tipo di pubblicazione: Elettronica
Numero di pagine: 91
Soggetti:
Corso di laurea: Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Elettronica (Electronic Engineering)
Classe di laurea: Nuovo ordinamento > Laurea magistrale > LM-29 - INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA
Ente in cotutela: Imperial College London, London (REGNO UNITO)
Aziende collaboratrici: Imperial College London
URI: http://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/id/eprint/14540
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