Table 3.

Summary of biodegradable materials.

Materials	Degradation Rate	Device Component	Applications	References
Magnesium	High reactivity	Electrode	Thermal therapy	[110]
Zinc and Iron	0.46 mg/(cm2·h)	Conductor	RF pressure sensor	[111]
Polylactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA)	Several weeks	Substrate	Brain monitoring, wound healing, pressure monitoring	[113,114,115]
poly(glycerol-sebacate) (PGS)	A few months	Substrate	Cardiovascular monitoring	[116]
Silk	Several weeks	Substrate	Neural recording, drug delivery device	[86,117,118,119]