Terahertz plasmonics: The rise of toroidal metadevices towards immunobiosensings

A Ahmadivand, B Gerislioglu, R Ahuja, YK Mishra - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reviews fundamentals and the recent state-of-art achievements in the field of
plasmonic biosensing based terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. Being nonpoisonous and …

Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Gold nanostructures: synthesis, properties, and neurological applications

I Zare, MT Yaraki, G Speranza, AH Najafabadi… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in technology are expected to increase our current understanding of
neuroscience. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials can alter and control neural functionality …

Next-generation probes, particles, and proteins for neural interfacing

J Rivnay, H Wang, L Fenno, K Deisseroth… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Bidirectional interfacing with the nervous system enables neuroscience research, diagnosis,
and therapy. This two-way communication allows us to monitor the state of the brain and its …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging modalities and implantable technologies for neuromodulation

SM Won, E Song, JT Reeder, JA Rogers - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Techniques for neuromodulation serve as effective routes to care of patients with many types
of challenging conditions. Continued progress in this field of medicine will require (1) …

[HTML][HTML] Photosensitivity of neurons enabled by cell-targeted gold nanoparticles

JL Carvalho-de-Souza, JS Treger, B Dang, SBH Kent… - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Unmodified neurons can be directly stimulated with light to produce action potentials, but
such techniques have lacked localization of the delivered light energy. Here we show that …

Regenerative therapies for spinal cord injury

N Ashammakhi, HJ Kim, A Ehsanipour… - … Engineering Part B …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious problem that primarily affects younger and middle-aged
adults at its onset. To date, no effective regenerative treatment has been developed. Over …

Reversible photothermal modulation of electrical activity of excitable cells using polydopamine nanoparticles

H Gholami Derami, P Gupta, KC Weng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in the design and synthesis of nanomaterials with desired biophysicochemical
properties can be harnessed to develop non‐invasive neuromodulation technologies. Here …

Optical neuromodulation at all scales: from nanomaterials to wireless optoelectronics and integrated systems

O Karatum, MJ Gwak, J Hyun, A Onal… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Light-based neuromodulation systems offer exceptional spatiotemporal resolution combined
with the elimination of physical tether to communicate with neurons. Currently, optical …

Minimally invasive and regenerative therapeutics

N Ashammakhi, S Ahadian, MA Darabi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in biomaterial synthesis and fabrication, stem cell biology, bioimaging,
microsurgery procedures, and microscale technologies have made minimally invasive …