Nanotransducer-enabled deep-brain neuromodulation with NIR-II light

X Wu, F Yang, S Cai, K Pu, G Hong - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The second near-infrared window (NIR-II window), which ranges from 1000 to 1700 nm in
wavelength, exhibits distinctive advantages of reduced light scattering and thus deep …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of mechanoluminescent nanotransducers by focused ultrasound enables light delivery to deep-seated tissue in vivo

S Jiang, X Wu, F Yang, NJ Rommelfanger, G Hong - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Light is used extensively in biological and medical research for optogenetic
neuromodulation, fluorescence imaging, photoactivatable gene editing and light-based …

Modulating smart mechanoluminescent phosphors for multistimuli responsive optical wood

J Luo, B Ren, X Zhang, M Zhu, T Liang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanoluminescence is a smart light‐emitting phenomenon in which applied mechanical
energy is directly converted into photon emissions. In particular, mechanoluminescent …

Mechanoluminescent functional devices: Developments, applications and prospects

S Chang, K Zhang, D Peng, Y Deng, CX Shan, L Dong - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Mechanoluminescence (ML), the phenomenon of light emission triggered by mechanical
force on a solid material, has gained significant attention in recent years. ML functional …

Ultrasound-Induced Cascade Amplification in a Mechanoluminescent Nanotransducer for Enhanced Sono-Optogenetic Deep Brain Stimulation

W Wang, KW Kevin Tang, I Pyatnitskiy, X Liu, X Shi… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Remote and genetically targeted neuromodulation in the deep brain is important for
understanding and treatment of neurological diseases. Ultrasound-triggered …

Bioinspired nanotransducers for neuromodulation

F Yang, X Wu, S Cai, G Hong - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The field of neuromodulation has experienced significant advancements in the past decade,
owing to breakthroughs in disciplines such as materials science, genetics, bioengineering …

Mechanoluminescence and Mechanical Quenching of Afterglow Luminescent Particles for Wearable Photonic Display

SJ Kim, F Yang, HS Jung, G Hong… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical properties of afterglow luminescent particles (ALPs) in mechanoluminescence (ML)
and mechanical quenching (MQ) have attracted great attention for diverse technological …

Force-Based Neuromodulation

L Cooper, MG Malinao, G Hong - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Technologies for neuromodulation have rapidly developed in the past decade
with a particular emphasis on creating noninvasive tools with high spatial and temporal …

Wireless deep-brain neuromodulation using photovoltaics in the second near-infrared spectrum

H Cui, S Zhao, G Hong - Device, 2023 - cell.com
Conventional electrical neuromodulation techniques are constrained by the need for
invasive implants in neural tissues, whereas methods using optogenetics are subjected to …

Mechanically Triggered Bright Chemiluminescence from Polymers by Exploiting a Synergy between Masked 2-Furylcarbinol Mechanophores and 1, 2-Dioxetane …

P Liu, YL Tseng, L Ge, T Zeng, D Shabat… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mechanoluminescence, or the generation of light from materials under external force, is a
powerful tool for biology and materials science. However, direct mechanoluminescence from …