This review intends to present a comprehensive analysis of the mechanical considerations
for chronically-implanted neural probes. Failure of neural electrical recordings or stimulation …

Insertion of a microelectrode into the brain to record/stimulate neurons damages neural
tissue and blood vessels and initiates the brain's wound healing response. Due to the large …

Out-of-plane microneedle structures are widely used in various applications such as
transcutaneous drug delivery and neural signal recording for brain machine interface. This …

Implantable electrodes for neural signal recording have great potentials to provide various
diagnostic options and curing methods in diverse neuroscience and biomedical fields …

Implantable devices have provided various potential diagnostic options and therapeutic
methods in diverse medical fields. A variety of hard-material-based implantable electrodes …

Mosquitos are among the deadliest insects on the planet due to their ability to transmit
diseases like malaria through their bite. In order to bite, a mosquito must insert a set of micro …

Optogenetic methods developed over the past decade enable unprecedented optical
activation and silencing of specific neuronal cell types. However, light scattering in neural …

Developments in neurotechnology are recently driven by newly national and international
brain research initiatives worldwide. The challenging goal of understanding how the human …

The development of neural implants is seeking minimally invasive approaches by utilizing
novel polymer substrates and integration concepts to interface the living tissue. In the recent …

Objective To successfully insert a microprobe into the brain, it must be stiff enough to tolerate
the penetration force. In contrast, due to the brain micromotion during the use of the …