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Advanced Flexible Robotic Systems for the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Flexible surgical robots are advancing minimally invasive interventions for cardiovascular diseases and cancer by enabling precise navigation through complex, submillimeter anatomical pathways. This review highlights recent innovations in actuation, bio‐integrated sensing, AI‐assisted control, and friction‐reduction technologies, discusses current ...
Hermione Truong, Chi Cong Nguyen, Hannah Thuy Truong, Kefan Zhu, Adrienne Ji, James Davies, Emanuele Nicotra, Bibhu Sharma, Jingjing Wan, Patrick Pruscino, Shing Wai Wong, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Phuoc Thien Phan, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +14 more
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Spiking neural networks provide accurate and time-efficient models for whisker stimulus classification of the awake mouse

Frontiers in Neuroscience
Machine learning algorithms have great potential for classifying brain activity, and lightweight classifier algorithms, requiring little computational resources, can be used on low-energy neuromorphic hardware designed for implantable neuroprosthetics ...
Steffen Albrecht, Jens R. Vandevelde, Edoardo Vecchi, Gabriele Berra, Davide Bassetti, Maik C. Stüttgen, Heiko J. Luhmann, Illia Horenko   +7 more
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Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale, Marie Celine Lefevre, Alessio Carmignani, Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Matteo Battaglini, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani   +6 more
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Friend, Not Foe: Lowered Tissue Reactivity to Long‐Term Polyimide Implants

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The choice of optimal neural probe designs remains a major challenge in the field of neurotechnology. This study investigated the biocompatibility of several probe variations, including material, thickness, width, and implantation strategy. It highlights the clear advantage of soft polyimide probes over stiff silicon probes for better device ...
Corinne Orlemann, Laura M. De Santis, Paul Neering, Christian Boehler, Kirti Sharma, Arno Aarts, Tobias Holzhammer, Rik J. J. van Daal, Patrick Ruther, Maria Asplund, Roxana N. Kooijmans, Pieter R. Roelfsema   +11 more
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Stability Study of Synthetic Diamond Using a Thermally Controlled Biological Environment: Application towards Long-Lasting Neural Prostheses

Sensors
This paper demonstrates, for the first time, the stability of synthetic diamond as a passive layer within neural implants. Leveraging the exceptional biocompatibility of intrinsic nanocrystalline diamond, a comprehensive review of material aging analysis
Jordan Roy, Umme Tabassum Sarah, Gaëlle Lissorgues, Olivier Français, Abir Rezgui, Patrick Poulichet, Hakim Takhedmit, Emmanuel Scorsone, Lionel Rousseau   +8 more
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Multidimensional and Multifunctional Laser‐Induced Graphene (LIG) for Point‐of‐Care and Wearable Biosensing, Theranostics, and Bioactive Interfaces Toward Personalized Healthcare and Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang, Yurou Yuan, Xiaohong Ding, Wing Cheung Mak   +3 more
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Electrical Input Filters of Ganglion Cells in Wild Type and Degenerating rd10 Mouse Retina as a Template for Selective Electrical Stimulation

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Bionic vision systems are currently limited by indiscriminate activation of all retinal ganglion cells (RGCs)– despite the dozens of known RGC types which each encode a different visual message.
Hamed Shabani, Eberhart Zrenner, Daniel L. Rathbun, Zohreh Hosseinzadeh   +3 more
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P3-7: On Prototyping a Visual Prosthesis System with Artificial Retina and Optic Nerve Based on Arrayed Microfibers

i-Perception, 2012
The traditional visual prosthesis system combines both a camera and a microelectrode array implanted on the visual neural network including retina, optic nerve, and visual cortex.
Jian Hong Chen, Lon Alex Wang
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A Prototype of a Neural, Powered, Transtibial Prosthesis for the Cat: Benchtop Characterization

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018
We developed a prototype of a neural, powered, transtibial prosthesis for the use in a feline model of prosthetic gait. The prosthesis was designed for attachment to a percutaneous porous titanium implant integrated with bone, skin, and residual nerves ...
Hangue Park, Hangue Park, Muhammad S. Islam, Martha A. Grover, Alexander N. Klishko, Boris I. Prilutsky, Stephen P. DeWeerth, Stephen P. DeWeerth   +7 more
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Organoid Brain‐Machine‐Interface Devices for Central Nervous System Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We envision organoid brain‐machine‐interface (Organoid‐BMI) devices as new biohybrid bidirectional communication pathways to connect the human CNS and the external world for personalized CNS repair and regeneration. ABSTRACT Central nervous system (CNS) repair and regeneration suffer from tremendous clinical challenges due to current limitations in ...
Yantao Xing, Yang Yang, Zichen Hong, Chunhui Tian, Huiyu Chu, Susanne Clara Prokop, Hongwei Cai, Mingxia Gu, Jason Tchieu, Ken Mackie, Feng Guo   +10 more
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