Hydrogel interfaces for merging humans and machines

H Yuk, J Wu, X Zhao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

Flexible brain–computer interfaces

X Tang, H Shen, S Zhao, N Li, J Liu - Nature Electronics, 2023 - nature.com
Brain–computer interfaces—which allow direct communication between the brain and
external computers—have potential applications in neuroscience, medicine and virtual …

[HTML][HTML] Walking naturally after spinal cord injury using a brain–spine interface

H Lorach, A Galvez, V Spagnolo, F Martel, S Karakas… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
A spinal cord injury interrupts the communication between the brain and the region of the
spinal cord that produces walking, leading to paralysis,. Here, we restored this …

A universal interface for plug-and-play assembly of stretchable devices

Y Jiang, S Ji, J Sun, J Huang, Y Li, G Zou, T Salim… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Stretchable hybrid devices have enabled high-fidelity implantable,–and on-skin,–monitoring
of physiological signals. These devices typically contain soft modules that match the …

Topological supramolecular network enabled high-conductivity, stretchable organic bioelectronics

Y Jiang, Z Zhang, YX Wang, D Li, CT Coen, E Hwaun… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Intrinsically stretchable bioelectronic devices based on soft and conducting organic
materials have been regarded as the ideal interface for seamless and biocompatible …

A tissue-like neurotransmitter sensor for the brain and gut

J Li, Y Liu, L Yuan, B Zhang, ES Bishop, K Wang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Neurotransmitters play essential roles in regulating neural circuit dynamics both in the
central nervous system as well as at the peripheral, including the gastrointestinal tract …

Superstrong, superstiff, and conductive alginate hydrogels

D Ji, JM Park, MS Oh, TL Nguyen, H Shin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
For the practical use of synthetic hydrogels as artificial biological tissues, flexible electronics,
and conductive membranes, achieving requirements for specific mechanical properties is …

Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis

A Rowald, S Komi, R Demesmaeker, E Baaklini… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Epidural electrical stimulation (EES) targeting the dorsal roots of lumbosacral segments
restores walking in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, EES is delivered with …

Functional fiber materials to smart fiber devices

C Chen, J Feng, J Li, Y Guo, X Shi, H Peng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …

Spinal cord injury: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

X Hu, W Xu, Y Ren, Z Wang, X He, R Huang… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a severe condition with an extremely high disability rate.
The challenges of SCI repair include its complex pathological mechanisms and the …