Glial responses to implanted electrodes in the brain

JW Salatino, KA Ludwig, TDY Kozai… - Nature biomedical …, 2017 - nature.com
The use of implants that can electrically stimulate or record electrophysiological or
neurochemical activity in nervous tissue is rapidly expanding. Despite remarkable results in …

Nanocellulose, a tiny fiber with huge applications

T Abitbol, A Rivkin, Y Cao, Y Nevo, E Abraham… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Current directions in nanocellulose research.•Photonics.•Films and
foams.•Surface functionalization.•Nanocomposites.•Medicine.Nanocellulose is of increasing …

Recent advances in nanocellulose for biomedical applications

M Jorfi, EJ Foster - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocellulose materials have undergone rapid development in recent years as promising
biomedical materials because of their excellent physical and biological properties, in …

Brain tissue responses to neural implants impact signal sensitivity and intervention strategies

TDY Kozai, AS Jaquins-Gerstl… - ACS chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Implantable biosensors are valuable scientific tools for basic neuroscience research and
clinical applications. Neurotechnologies provide direct readouts of neurological signal and …

Ultrasmall implantable composite microelectrodes with bioactive surfaces for chronic neural interfaces

TDY Kozai, NB Langhals, PR Patel, X Deng, H Zhang… - Nature materials, 2012 - nature.com
Implantable neural microelectrodes that can record extracellular biopotentials from small,
targeted groups of neurons are critical for neuroscience research and emerging clinical …

Progress towards biocompatible intracortical microelectrodes for neural interfacing applications

M Jorfi, JL Skousen, C Weder… - Journal of neural …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
To ensure long-term consistent neural recordings, next-generation intracortical
microelectrodes are being developed with an increased emphasis on reducing the neuro …

Neural stimulation and recording with bidirectional, soft carbon nanotube fiber microelectrodes

F Vitale, SR Summerson, B Aazhang, C Kemere… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The development of microelectrodes capable of safely stimulating and recording neural
activity is a critical step in the design of many prosthetic devices, brain–machine interfaces …

Mechanically-compliant intracortical implants reduce the neuroinflammatory response

JK Nguyen, DJ Park, JL Skousen… - Journal of neural …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The mechanisms underlying intracortical microelectrode encapsulation and
failure are not well understood. A leading hypothesis implicates the role of the mechanical …

Implantable devices: issues and challenges

K Bazaka, MV Jacob - Electronics, 2012 - mdpi.com
Ageing population and a multitude of neurological and cardiovascular illnesses that cannot
be mitigated by medication alone have resulted in a significant growth in the number of …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration of vision in blind individuals using bionic devices: a review with a focus on cortical visual prostheses

PM Lewis, HM Ackland, AJ Lowery, JV Rosenfeld - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The field of neurobionics offers hope to patients with sensory and motor impairment.
Blindness is a common cause of major sensory loss, with an estimated 39 million people …