Polymers for neural implants

C Hassler, T Boretius, T Stieglitz - Journal of Polymer Science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Neural implants are technical systems that restore sensory or motor functions after injury and
modulate neural behavior in neuronal diseases. Neural interfaces or prostheses have lead …

Implanted neural interfaces: biochallenges and engineered solutions

WM Grill, SE Norman… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Neural interfaces are connections that enable two-way exchange of information with the
nervous system. These connections can occur at multiple levels, including with peripheral …

A wireless millimetre-scale implantable neural stimulator with ultrasonically powered bidirectional communication

DK Piech, BC Johnson, K Shen, MM Ghanbari… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
Clinically approved neural stimulators are limited by battery requirements, as well as by their
large size compared with the stimulation targets. Here, we describe a wireless, leadless and …

Directional deep brain stimulation: an intraoperative double-blind pilot study

C Pollo, A Kaelin-Lang, MF Oertel, L Stieglitz, E Taub… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Deep brain stimulation of different targets has been shown to drastically improve symptoms
of a variety of neurological conditions. However, the occurrence of disabling side effects may …

Electric field and stimulating influence generated by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus

CC McIntyre, S Mori, DL Sherman, NV Thakor… - Clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
Objective: The goal of this project was to develop a quantitative understanding of the volume
of axonal tissue directly activated by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic …

Complex impedance spectroscopy for monitoring tissue responses to inserted neural implants

JC Williams, JA Hippensteel, J Dilgen… - Journal of neural …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
A series of animal experiments was conducted to characterize changes in the complex
impedance of chronically implanted electrodes in neural tissue. Consistent trends in …

The neuromodulation appropriateness consensus committee on best practices for dorsal root ganglion stimulation

TR Deer, JE Pope, TJ Lamer, JS Grider… - … : Technology at the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC) is
dedicated to improving the safety and efficacy of neuromodulation and thus improving the …

Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) polymer coatings facilitate smaller neural recording electrodes

KA Ludwig, NB Langhals, MD Joseph… - Journal of neural …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We investigated using poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) to lower the
impedance of small, gold recording electrodes with initial impedances outside of the …

Sources and effects of electrode impedance during deep brain stimulation

CR Butson, CB Maks, CC McIntyre - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Clinical impedance measurements for deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes
in human patients are normally in the range 500–1500Ω. DBS devices utilize voltage …

Retinal prosthesis for the blind

E Margalit, M Maia, JD Weiland, RJ Greenberg… - Survey of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Most of current concepts for a visual prosthesis are based on neuronal electrical stimulation
at different locations along the visual pathways within the central nervous system. The …