[HTML][HTML] Wireless and battery-free technologies for neuroengineering

SM Won, L Cai, P Gutruf, JA Rogers - Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - nature.com
Tethered and battery-powered devices that interface with neural tissues can restrict natural
motions and prevent social interactions in animal models, thereby limiting the utility of these …

Innovations and advances in modelling and measuring pain in animals

KE Sadler, JS Mogil, CL Stucky - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Best practices in preclinical algesiometry (pain behaviour testing) have shifted over the past
decade as a result of technological advancements, the continued dearth of translational …

Three-dimensional printing of soft hydrogel electronics

Y Hui, Y Yao, Q Qian, J Luo, H Chen, Z Qiao, Y Yu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electronics based on hydrogels can have inherent similarities to biological tissue and are of
potential use in biomedical applications. Ideally, such hydrogel electronics should offer …

Tissue-like skin-device interface for wearable bioelectronics by using ultrasoft, mass-permeable, and low-impedance hydrogels

C Lim, YJ Hong, J Jung, Y Shin, SH Sunwoo, S Baik… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Hydrogels consist of a cross-linked porous polymer network and water molecules occupying
the interspace between the polymer chains. Therefore, hydrogels are soft and moisturized …

A wireless and battery-less implant for multimodal closed-loop neuromodulation in small animals

W Ouyang, W Lu, Y Zhang, Y Liu, JU Kim… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Fully implantable wireless systems for the recording and modulation of neural circuits that do
not require physical tethers or batteries allow for studies that demand the use of …

Advances in bioresorbable triboelectric nanogenerators

M Kang, DM Lee, I Hyun, N Rubab, SH Kim… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the growing demand for next-generation health care, the integration of electronic
components into implantable medical devices (IMDs) has become a vital factor in achieving …

Fatigue-resistant hydrogel optical fibers enable peripheral nerve optogenetics during locomotion

X Liu, S Rao, W Chen, K Felix, J Ni, A Sahasrabudhe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
We develop soft and stretchable fatigue-resistant hydrogel optical fibers that enable
optogenetic modulation of peripheral nerves in naturally behaving animals during persistent …

Flexible electronics and devices as human–machine interfaces for medical robotics

W Heng, S Solomon, W Gao - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medical robots are invaluable players in non‐pharmaceutical treatment of disabilities.
Particularly, using prosthetic and rehabilitation devices with human–machine interfaces can …

An on-skin platform for wireless monitoring of flow rate, cumulative loss and temperature of sweat in real time

K Kwon, JU Kim, Y Deng, SR Krishnan, J Choi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Monitoring the flow rate, cumulative loss and temperature of sweat can provide valuable
physiological insights for the diagnosis of thermoregulatory disorders and illnesses related …

Recent advances in neurotechnologies with broad potential for neuroscience research

A Vázquez-Guardado, Y Yang, AJ Bandodkar… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Interest in deciphering the fundamental mechanisms and processes of the human mind
represents a central driving force in modern neuroscience research. Activities in support of …