user6468: I'm curious about a topic concerning implants, either medical or cosmetic. Would such questions be on topic here?
This is not for a specific treatment but for my self-education.
The question is like this (I'd formulate it more detailed when asked on the main site).
Currently when you have to power an implant (like a pace-maker) you either have a battery (which need changing) or have an constant open wound where the power plugs are. Why can't one implant a magnetic generator to recharge a battery by applying a rotating magnetic field?

user-1: My initial impression would be that these questions be mostly on topic here, with the following conditions:

questions cannot soliicit medical advice, so as not to violate the rules of Bio.SE;
questions should concern how the implanted device augments the human physiology;
questions should concern how the implanted device is limited by chemical, phyisical or biological reasons;
questions should be supported, as usual, by scientific fact, and not point to opninion-based websites describing the latest fad in implanted devices;
should be not concern implants for the sake of discussing cosmetic reasons only.

If questions meet these criteria then they are probably a good fit for the site. For example, your example question about the electromagnetic design for a new pace-maker would fit (though you may not get a sufficient answer if the problem is strictly one of engineering).

6468: <p>I'm curious about a topic concerning implants, either medical or cosmetic. Would such questions be on topic here?</p>

<p>This is not for a specific treatment but for my self-education.</p>

<p>The question is like this (I'd formulate it more detailed when asked on the main site).</p>

<p>Currently when you have to power an implant (like a pace-maker) you either have a battery (which need changing) or have an constant open wound where the power plugs are. Why can't one implant a magnetic generator to recharge a battery by applying a rotating magnetic field?</p>
 -1: <p>My initial impression would be that these questions be mostly on topic here, with the following conditions:</p>

<ul>
<li>questions cannot soliicit medical advice, so as not to violate the <a href="https://biology.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic">rules</a> of Bio.SE;</li>
<li>questions should concern how the implanted device augments the human physiology;</li>
<li>questions should concern how the implanted device is limited by chemical, phyisical or biological reasons;</li>
<li>questions should be supported, as usual, by scientific fact, and not point to opninion-based websites describing the latest fad in implanted devices;</li>
<li>should be not concern implants for the sake of discussing cosmetic reasons only.</li>
</ul>

<p>If questions meet these criteria then they are probably a good fit for the site. For example, your example question about the electromagnetic design for a new pace-maker would fit (though you may not get a sufficient answer if the problem is strictly one of engineering).</p>
