Advanced Materials Technologies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Abstract
Human
brain
organoids,
which
originate
from
pluripotent
stem
cells,
serve
as
valuable
tools
for
a
wide
range
of
research
endeavors,
replicating
function.
Their
capacity
to
replicate
cellular
interactions,
morphology,
and
division
provides
invaluable
insights
into
development,
disease
modeling,
drug
screening.
However,
conventional
morphological
analysis
methods
are
often
invasive
lack
real‐time
monitoring
capabilities,
posing
limitations
achieving
comprehensive
understanding.
Therefore,
advancing
the
comprehension
organoid
electrophysiology
necessitates
development
minimally
measurement
technologies
with
long‐term,
high‐resolution
capabilities.
This
review
highlights
significance
human
organoids
emphasizes
need
electrophysiological
characterization.
It
delves
assessment
methods,
particularly
focusing
on
3D
microelectrode
arrays,
electrode
insertion
mechanisms,
importance
flexible
arrays
facilitate
recordings.
Additionally,
various
sensors
tailored
monitor
properties
introduced,
enriching
understanding
their
chemical,
thermal,
mechanical
dynamics.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 5211 - 5295
Published: March 9, 2023
Humans
rely
increasingly
on
sensors
to
address
grand
challenges
and
improve
quality
of
life
in
the
era
digitalization
big
data.
For
ubiquitous
sensing,
flexible
are
developed
overcome
limitations
conventional
rigid
counterparts.
Despite
rapid
advancement
bench-side
research
over
last
decade,
market
adoption
remains
limited.
To
ease
expedite
their
deployment,
here,
we
identify
bottlenecks
hindering
maturation
propose
promising
solutions.
We
first
analyze
achieving
satisfactory
sensing
performance
for
real-world
applications
then
summarize
issues
compatible
sensor-biology
interfaces,
followed
by
brief
discussions
powering
connecting
sensor
networks.
Issues
en
route
commercialization
sustainable
growth
sector
also
analyzed,
highlighting
environmental
concerns
emphasizing
nontechnical
such
as
business,
regulatory,
ethical
considerations.
Additionally,
look
at
future
intelligent
sensors.
In
proposing
a
comprehensive
roadmap,
hope
steer
efforts
towards
common
goals
guide
coordinated
development
strategies
from
disparate
communities.
Through
collaborative
efforts,
scientific
breakthroughs
can
be
made
sooner
capitalized
betterment
humanity.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: July 29, 2022
Human
brain
organoids
replicate
much
of
the
cellular
diversity
and
developmental
anatomy
human
brain.
However,
physiology
neuronal
circuits
within
remains
under-explored.
With
high-density
CMOS
microelectrode
arrays
shank
electrodes,
we
captured
spontaneous
extracellular
activity
from
derived
induced
pluripotent
stem
cells.
We
inferred
functional
connectivity
spike
timing,
revealing
a
large
number
weak
connections
skeleton
significantly
fewer
strong
connections.
A
benzodiazepine
increased
uniformity
firing
patterns
decreased
relative
fraction
weakly
connected
edges.
Our
analysis
local
field
potential
demonstrate
that
contain
assemblies
sufficient
size
to
co-activate
generate
potentials
their
collective
transmembrane
currents
phase-lock
spiking
activity.
These
results
point
for
study
neuropsychiatric
diseases,
drug
action,
effects
external
stimuli
upon
networks.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(33)
Published: Aug. 17, 2022
Brain
organoids
are
important
models
for
mimicking
some
three-dimensional
(3D)
cytoarchitectural
and
functional
aspects
of
the
brain.
Multielectrode
arrays
(MEAs)
that
enable
recording
stimulation
activity
from
electrogenic
cells
offer
notable
potential
interrogating
brain
organoids.
However,
conventional
MEAs,
initially
designed
monolayer
cultures,
limited
contact
area
restricted
to
bottom
3D
Inspired
by
shape
electroencephalography
caps,
we
developed
miniaturized
wafer-integrated
MEA
caps
The
optically
transparent
shells
composed
self-folding
polymer
leaflets
with
conductive
polymer–coated
metal
electrodes.
Tunable
folding
minicaps’
guided
mechanics
simulations
enables
versatile
different
sizes,
validate
feasibility
electrophysiology
400-
600-μm-sized
up
4
weeks
in
response
glutamate
stimulation.
Our
studies
suggest
shell
MEAs
great
high
signal-to-noise
ratio
spatiotemporal
organoid
recording.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 14, 2024
Cardiac
microtissues
provide
a
promising
platform
for
disease
modeling
and
developmental
studies,
which
require
the
close
monitoring
of
multimodal
excitation-contraction
dynamics.
However,
no
existing
assessing
tool
can
track
these
dynamics
across
live
tissue.
We
develop
tissue-like
mesh
bioelectronic
system
to
The
has
tissue-level
softness
cell-level
dimensions
enable
stable
embedment
in
It
is
integrated
with
an
array
graphene
sensors,
uniquely
converges
both
bioelectrical
biomechanical
sensing
functionalities
one
device.
achieves
tracking
tissue
throughout
process,
offering
comprehensive
assessments
maturation,
drug
effects,
modeling.
holds
promise
more
accurate
quantification
functional,
developmental,
pathophysiological
states
cardiac
tissues,
creating
instrumental
improving
engineering
studies.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 14, 2024
Abstract
Human
hippocampal
organoids
(hHOs)
derived
from
human
induced
pluripotent
stem
cells
(hiPSCs)
have
emerged
as
promising
models
for
investigating
neurodegenerative
disorders,
such
schizophrenia
and
Alzheimer’s
disease.
However,
obtaining
the
electrical
information
of
these
free-floating
in
a
noninvasive
manner
remains
challenge
using
commercial
multi-electrode
arrays
(MEAs).
The
three-dimensional
(3D)
MEAs
developed
recently
acquired
only
few
neural
signals
due
to
limited
channel
numbers.
Here,
we
report
cyborg
organoid
(cyb-organoid)
platform
coupling
liquid
metal-polymer
conductor
(MPC)-based
mesh
neuro-interface
with
hHOs.
MPC
(mMPC)
integrates
128-channel
multielectrode
distributed
on
small
surface
area
(~2*2
mm).
Stretchability
(up
500%)
flexibility
mMPC
enable
its
attachment
Furthermore,
show
that
under
Wnt3a
SHH
activator
induction,
hHOs
produce
HOPX
+
PAX6
progenitors
ZBTB20
PROX1
dentate
gyrus
(DG)
granule
neurons.
transcriptomic
signatures
reveal
high
similarity
developing
hippocampus.
We
successfully
detect
activities
via
this
cyb-organoid.
Compared
traditional
planar
devices,
our
non-invasive
offers
an
adaptor
recording
3D
models.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
Neural
interface
technologies
are
increasingly
evolving
towards
bio-inspired
approaches
to
enhance
integration
and
long-term
functionality.
Recent
strategies
merge
soft
materials
with
tissue
engineering
realize
biologically-active
and/or
cell-containing
living
layers
at
the
tissue-device
that
enable
seamless
biointegration
novel
cell-mediated
therapeutic
opportunities.
This
review
maps
field
of
electronics
discusses
key
recent
developments
in
tissue-like
regenerative
bioelectronics,
from
biomaterials
surface-functionalized
bioactive
coatings
'biohybrid'
'all-living'
interfaces.
We
define
contextualize
terminology
this
emerging
highlight
how
biological
components
can
bridge
gap
clinical
translation.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
Interfacing
artificial
devices
with
the
human
brain
is
central
goal
of
neurotechnology.
Yet,
our
imaginations
are
often
limited
by
currently
available
paradigms
and
technologies.
Suggestions
for
brain-machine
interfaces
have
changed
over
time,
along
technology.
Mechanical
levers
cable
winches
were
used
to
move
parts
during
mechanical
age.
Sophisticated
electronic
wiring
remote
control
arisen
age,
ultimately
leading
plug-and-play
computer
interfaces.
Nonetheless,
brains
so
complex
that
these
visions,
until
recently,
largely
remained
unreachable
dreams.
The
general
problem,
thus
far,
most
technology
mechanically
and/or
electrically
engineered,
whereas
a
living,
dynamic
entity.
As
result,
worlds
difficult
interface
one
another.
Nanotechnology,
which
encompasses
engineered
solid-state
objects
integrated
circuits,
excels
at
small
length
scales
single
few
hundred
nanometers
and,
thus,
matches
sizes
biomolecules,
biomolecular
assemblies,
cells.
Consequently,
we
envision
nanomaterials
nanotools
as
opportunities
in
alternative
ways.
Here,
review
existing
literature
on
use
nanotechnology
look
forward
discussing
perspectives
limitations
based
authors'
expertise
across
range
complementary
disciplines─from
neuroscience,
engineering,
physics,
chemistry
biology
medicine,
science
mathematics,
social
jurisprudence.
We
focus
but
also
include
information
from
related
fields
when
useful
complementary.
Trends in Molecular Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(8), P. 659 - 672
Published: June 22, 2023
Progression
of
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
entails
deterioration
or
aberrant
function
multiple
brain
cell
types,
eventually
leading
to
neurodegeneration
and
cognitive
decline.
Defining
how
complex
cell-cell
interactions
become
dysregulated
in
AD
requires
novel
human
cell-based
vitro
platforms
that
could
recapitulate
the
intricate
cytoarchitecture
diversity
brain.
Brain
organoids
(BOs)
are
3D
self-organizing
tissues
partially
resemble
architecture
can
AD-relevant
pathology.
In
this
review,
we
highlight
versatile
applications
different
types
BOs
model
pathogenesis,
including
amyloid-β
tau
aggregation,
neuroinflammation,
myelin
breakdown,
vascular
dysfunction,
other
phenotypes,
as
well
accelerate
therapeutic
development
for
AD.