Global hearing health care: new findings and perspectives

BS Wilson, DL Tucci, MH Merson, GM O'Donoghue - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
In 2015, approximately half a billion people had disabling hearing loss, about 6· 8% of the
world's population. These numbers are substantially higher than estimates published before …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of cochlear implant electrode array designs

A Dhanasingh, C Jolly - Hearing research, 2017 - Elsevier
Cochlear implant electrode arrays are designed with specific characteristics that allow for
the preservation of intra-cochlear structures during the insertion process, as well as during …

Advances in triboelectric nanogenerators for self‐powered regenerative medicine

S Parandeh, N Etemadi, M Kharaziha… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decade, in pursuit to provide suitable alternatives for power supplies of medical
devices in regenerative medicine, extensive research on nanogenerators has been …

Challenges and opportunities of implantable neural interfaces: From material, electrochemical and biological perspectives

Q Zeng, Z Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The desirable implantable neural interfaces can accurately record bioelectrical signals from
neurons and regulate neural activities with high spatial/time resolution, facilitating the …

Soft implantable microelectrodes for future medicine: prosthetics, neural signal recording and neuromodulation

JH Lee, H Kim, JH Kim, SH Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Implantable devices have provided various potential diagnostic options and therapeutic
methods in diverse medical fields. A variety of hard-material-based implantable electrodes …

Nanocone-array-based platinum-iridium oxide neural microelectrodes: structure, electrochemistry, durability and biocompatibility study

Q Zeng, S Yu, Z Fan, Y Huang, B Song, T Zhou - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neural interfaces provide a window for bio-signal modulation and recording with the
assistance of neural microelectrodes. However, shrinking the size of electrodes results in …

Challenges in improving cochlear implant performance and accessibility

FG Zeng - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Here I identify two gaps in cochlear implants that have been limiting their performance and
acceptance. First, cochlear implant performance has remained largely unchanged, despite …

A high-efficiency ASK-modulated class-E power and data transmitter for medical implants

MM Ahmadi, S Pezeshkpour… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose an amplitude-shift keying (ASK) modulation technique for Class-E
power transmitters used in the inductive power and data transfer links. The proposed …

Restoring autophagic flux attenuates cochlear spiral ganglion neuron degeneration by promoting TFEB nuclear translocation via inhibiting MTOR

B Ye, Q Wang, H Hu, Y Shen, C Fan, P Chen, Y Ma… - Autophagy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Macroautophagy/autophagy dysfunction is associated with many neurodegenerative
diseases. TFEB (transcription factor EB), an important molecule that regulates lysosomal …

Design of a bone-guided cochlear implant microsystem with monopolar biphasic multiple stimulations and evoked compound action potential acquisition and its in …

SH Wang, YK Huang, CY Chen… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A CMOS bone-guided cochlear implant (BGCI) microsystem is proposed and verified. In the
implanted System on Chip (SoC) of the proposed BGCI, the evoked compound action …