Unraveling the mechanistic effects of electric field stimulation towards directing stem cell fate and function: A tissue engineering perspective
Electric field (EF) stimulation can play a vital role in eliciting appropriate stem cell response.
Such an approach is recently being established to guide stem cell differentiation through …
Such an approach is recently being established to guide stem cell differentiation through …
Restoring sensorimotor function through intracortical interfaces: progress and looming challenges
SJ Bensmaia, LE Miller - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The loss of a limb or paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury has devastating
consequences on quality of life. One approach to restoring lost sensory and motor abilities in …
consequences on quality of life. One approach to restoring lost sensory and motor abilities in …
In vivo spatiotemporal dynamics of astrocyte reactivity following neural electrode implantation
Brain computer interfaces (BCIs), including penetrating microelectrode arrays, enable both
recording and stimulation of neural cells. However, device implantation inevitably causes …
recording and stimulation of neural cells. However, device implantation inevitably causes …
A mosquito inspired strategy to implant microprobes into the brain
AJ Shoffstall, S Srinivasan, M Willis, AM Stiller… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Mosquitos are among the deadliest insects on the planet due to their ability to transmit
diseases like malaria through their bite. In order to bite, a mosquito must insert a set of micro …
diseases like malaria through their bite. In order to bite, a mosquito must insert a set of micro …
Biomaterials and glia: Progress on designs to modulate neuroinflammation
C Tsui, K Koss, MA Churchward, KG Todd - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Microglia are multi-functional cells that play a vital role in establishing and maintaining the
function of the nervous system and determining the fate of neurons following injury or …
function of the nervous system and determining the fate of neurons following injury or …
Biological and bionic hands: natural neural coding and artificial perception
SJ Bensmaia - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The first decade and a half of the twenty-first century brought about two major innovations in
neuroprosthetics: the development of anthropomorphic robotic limbs that replicate much of …
neuroprosthetics: the development of anthropomorphic robotic limbs that replicate much of …
Influence of probe flexibility and gelatin embedding on neuronal density and glial responses to brain implants
P Köhler, A Wolff, F Ejserholm, L Wallman… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
To develop long-term high quality communication between brain and computer, a key issue
is how to reduce the adverse foreign body responses. Here, the impact of probe flexibility …
is how to reduce the adverse foreign body responses. Here, the impact of probe flexibility …
Spinal cord bioelectronic interfaces: opportunities in neural recording and clinical challenges
L Jiang, B Woodington… - Journal of Neural …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Bioelectronic stimulation of the spinal cord has demonstrated significant progress in the
restoration of motor function in spinal cord injury (SCI). The proximal, uninjured spinal cord …
restoration of motor function in spinal cord injury (SCI). The proximal, uninjured spinal cord …
Stable, long-term single-neuronal recording from the rat spinal cord with flexible carbon nanotube fiber electrodes
X Liu, Z Xu, X Fu, Y Liu, H Jia, Z Yang… - Journal of Neural …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Flexible implantable electrodes enable months-long stable recording of single-
unit signals from rat brains. Despite extensive efforts in the development of flexible probes …
unit signals from rat brains. Despite extensive efforts in the development of flexible probes …
A Hyperflexible Electrode Array for Long‐Term Recording and Decoding of Intraspinal Neuronal Activity
J Fan, X Li, P Wang, F Yang, B Zhao, J Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neural interfaces for stable access to the spinal cord (SC) electrical activity can benefit
patients with motor dysfunctions. Invasive high‐density electrodes can directly extract …
patients with motor dysfunctions. Invasive high‐density electrodes can directly extract …