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Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces

Traditional neuronal interfaces utilize metallic electrodes which in recent years have reached a plateau in terms of the ability to provide safe stimulation at high resolution or rather with high densities of microelectrodes with improved spatial selectivity. To achieve higher resolution it has beco...

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Autores principales: Aregueta-Robles, Ulises A., Woolley, Andrew J., Poole-Warren, Laura A., Lovell, Nigel H., Green, Rylie A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904405
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneng.2014.00015
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author Aregueta-Robles, Ulises A.
Woolley, Andrew J.
Poole-Warren, Laura A.
Lovell, Nigel H.
Green, Rylie A.
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Woolley, Andrew J.
Poole-Warren, Laura A.
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description Traditional neuronal interfaces utilize metallic electrodes which in recent years have reached a plateau in terms of the ability to provide safe stimulation at high resolution or rather with high densities of microelectrodes with improved spatial selectivity. To achieve higher resolution it has become clear that reducing the size of electrodes is required to enable higher electrode counts from the implant device. The limitations of interfacing electrodes including low charge injection limits, mechanical mismatch and foreign body response can be addressed through the use of organic electrode coatings which typically provide a softer, more roughened surface to enable both improved charge transfer and lower mechanical mismatch with neural tissue. Coating electrodes with conductive polymers or carbon nanotubes offers a substantial increase in charge transfer area compared to conventional platinum electrodes. These organic conductors provide safe electrical stimulation of tissue while avoiding undesirable chemical reactions and cell damage. However, the mechanical properties of conductive polymers are not ideal, as they are quite brittle. Hydrogel polymers present a versatile coating option for electrodes as they can be chemically modified to provide a soft and conductive scaffold. However, the in vivo chronic inflammatory response of these conductive hydrogels remains unknown. A more recent approach proposes tissue engineering the electrode interface through the use of encapsulated neurons within hydrogel coatings. This approach may provide a method for activating tissue at the cellular scale, however, several technological challenges must be addressed to demonstrate feasibility of this innovative idea. The review focuses on the various organic coatings which have been investigated to improve neural interface electrodes.
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spelling pubmed-40346072014-06-05 Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces Aregueta-Robles, Ulises A. Woolley, Andrew J. Poole-Warren, Laura A. Lovell, Nigel H. Green, Rylie A. Front Neuroeng Neuroscience Traditional neuronal interfaces utilize metallic electrodes which in recent years have reached a plateau in terms of the ability to provide safe stimulation at high resolution or rather with high densities of microelectrodes with improved spatial selectivity. To achieve higher resolution it has become clear that reducing the size of electrodes is required to enable higher electrode counts from the implant device. The limitations of interfacing electrodes including low charge injection limits, mechanical mismatch and foreign body response can be addressed through the use of organic electrode coatings which typically provide a softer, more roughened surface to enable both improved charge transfer and lower mechanical mismatch with neural tissue. Coating electrodes with conductive polymers or carbon nanotubes offers a substantial increase in charge transfer area compared to conventional platinum electrodes. These organic conductors provide safe electrical stimulation of tissue while avoiding undesirable chemical reactions and cell damage. However, the mechanical properties of conductive polymers are not ideal, as they are quite brittle. Hydrogel polymers present a versatile coating option for electrodes as they can be chemically modified to provide a soft and conductive scaffold. However, the in vivo chronic inflammatory response of these conductive hydrogels remains unknown. A more recent approach proposes tissue engineering the electrode interface through the use of encapsulated neurons within hydrogel coatings. This approach may provide a method for activating tissue at the cellular scale, however, several technological challenges must be addressed to demonstrate feasibility of this innovative idea. The review focuses on the various organic coatings which have been investigated to improve neural interface electrodes. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4034607/ /pubmed/24904405 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneng.2014.00015 Text en Copyright © 2014 Aregueta-Robles, Woolley, Poole-Warren, Lovell and Green. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Aregueta-Robles, Ulises A.
Woolley, Andrew J.
Poole-Warren, Laura A.
Lovell, Nigel H.
Green, Rylie A.
Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
title Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
title_full Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
title_fullStr Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
title_full_unstemmed Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
title_short Organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
title_sort organic electrode coatings for next-generation neural interfaces
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904405
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