Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: July 5, 2019
The
development
of
implantable
neuroelectrodes
is
advancing
rapidly
as
these
tools
are
becoming
increasingly
ubiquitous
in
clinical
practice,
especially
for
the
treatment
traumatic
and
neurodegenerative
disorders.
Electrodes
have
been
exploited
a
wide
number
neural
interface
devices,
such
deep
brain
stimulation,
which
one
most
successful
therapies
with
proven
efficacy
diseases
like
Parkinson
or
epilepsy.
However,
main
caveats
related
to
application
electrodes
nervous
tissue
response
at
injury
site,
characterized
by
cascade
inflammatory
events,
culminate
chronic
inflammation,
and,
turn,
result
failure
implant
over
extended
periods
time.
To
overcome
current
limitations
widespread
macroelectrode
based
systems,
new
design
strategies
innovative
materials
superior
biocompatibility
characteristics
currently
being
investigated.
This
review
describes
state
art
vitro,
ex
vivo
models
available
study
microelectrodes.
We
particularly
highlight
increased
complexity
that
closely
mimic
scenarios
can
serve
promising
alternatives
animal
studies
investigation
microelectrodes
tissues.
Additionally,
we
also
express
our
view
on
impact
progress
field
engineering
research.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
48(6), P. 1642 - 1667
Published: Nov. 26, 2018
Hydrogels
have
emerged
as
a
promising
bioelectronic
interfacing
material.
This
review
discusses
the
fundamentals
and
recent
advances
in
hydrogel
bioelectronics.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
34(16)
Published: Dec. 12, 2021
Abstract
Medical
robots
are
invaluable
players
in
non‐pharmaceutical
treatment
of
disabilities.
Particularly,
using
prosthetic
and
rehabilitation
devices
with
human–machine
interfaces
can
greatly
improve
the
quality
life
for
impaired
patients.
In
recent
years,
flexible
electronic
soft
robotics
have
attracted
tremendous
attention
this
field
due
to
their
high
biocompatibility,
functionality,
conformability,
low‐cost.
Flexible
on
will
make
a
promising
alternative
conventional
rigid
devices,
which
potentially
revolutionize
paradigm
future
direction
medical
terms
feedback
user
experience.
review,
fundamental
components
materials,
structures,
mechanisms
human‐machine
summarized
by
renowned
applications
five
primary
areas:
physical
chemical
sensing,
physiological
recording,
information
processing
communication,
robotic
actuation,
stimulation.
This
review
further
concludes
discussing
outlook
current
challenges
these
technologies
as
interface
robotics.
Applied Physics Reviews,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
6(4)
Published: Dec. 1, 2019
Gallium
nitride
(GaN)
light-emitting-diode
(LED)
technology
has
been
the
revolution
in
modern
lighting.
In
last
decade,
a
huge
global
market
of
efficient,
long-lasting,
and
ubiquitous
white
light
sources
developed
around
inception
Nobel-prize-winning
blue
GaN
LEDs.
Today,
optoelectronics
is
developing
beyond
solid-state
lighting,
leading
to
new
innovative
devices,
e.g.,
for
microdisplays,
being
core
future
augmented
reality
visualization,
as
well
point
optical
excitation
communications,
imaging,
sensing.
This
explosion
applications
driven
by
two
main
directions:
ability
produce
very
small
LEDs
(micro-LEDs
nano-LEDs)
with
high
efficiency
across
large
areas,
combination
possibility
merge
optoelectronic-grade
micro-LEDs
silicon
microelectronics
hybrid
approach.
LED
now
even
spreading
into
realm
display
technology,
which
occupied
organic
liquid
crystal
displays
decades.
this
review,
technological
transition
toward
micro-
nanodevices
lighting
discussed
including
an
up-to-date
overview
on
state
art.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
31(6)
Published: Oct. 23, 2020
Abstract
Foreign‐body
response
caused
by
implanted
biomaterials
seriously
impedes
the
function
of
implants
and
is
a
major
obstacle
to
development
implantable
medical
devices.
Recent
advances
in
devices
have
provided
strategies
resist
foreign‐body
response.
In
this
review,
mechanism
conventional
mitigate
briefly
introduced.
Then,
three
types
promising
resisting
materials
are
focused
advantages,
characteristics,
applications
each
material
discussed.
Finally,
prospects
put
forward
for
future
current
challenges
that
require
in‐depth
study.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
30(30)
Published: May 31, 2018
Abstract
Technologies
capable
of
establishing
intimate,
long‐lived
optical/electrical
interfaces
to
neural
systems
will
play
critical
roles
in
neuroscience
research
and
the
development
nonpharmacological
treatments
for
neurological
disorders.
The
high‐density
3D
populations
neurons
across
entire
tissue
living
animals,
including
human
subjects,
represents
a
grand
challenge
field,
where
advanced
biocompatible
materials
engineered
structures
electrodes
light
emitters
be
essential.
This
review
summarizes
recent
progress
these
directions,
with
an
emphasis
on
most
promising
demonstrated
concepts,
materials,
devices,
systems.
article
begins
overview
electrode
enhanced
electrical
and/or
mechanical
performance,
forms
ranging
from
planar
films,
micro/nanostructured
surfaces,
porous
frameworks
soft
composites.
Subsequent
sections
highlight
integration
active
components
multiplexed
addressing,
local
amplification,
wireless
data
transmission,
power
harvesting,
multimodal
operation
soft,
shape‐conformal
These
advances
establish
foundations
scalable
architectures
future,
blurring
lines
between
biotic
abiotic
catalyze
profound
health/well‐being.
