
Bioelectronics Drop
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We bring you the latest updates in the world of bioelectronics! Curated content, from brain implants to robotic plants, from academia to industry. Follow us!
Joined May 2023
Converting thoughts into #music 🎸. In a recent publication in @FrontNeurosci, researchers at @UW used a noninvasive BCI in subjects who lost the ability to express musically. They learned to play music with their brain waves 🎺.
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RT @dk2955: Interictal closed-loop neuromodulation: changing the course of epilepsy and protecting memory through modern neuromimetic BCI -….
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Spinal stimulation for axon #regeneration🎈. Spinal stim is typically used to elicit movement in cases of spinal injury but it can also be used to regenerate the tissue as scientists from @AucklandUni and @chalmersuniv show in a paper out in @NatureComms .
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Afferent electrical #stimulation reduces Essential Tremor⚡. Out in @brainstimj, researchers from @UWMadison investigated the reduction of tremor in PD subjects via TAPS, showing that alpha and beta bands in the VIM mediate the therapeutic effect.
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#Brain implants for growing brains🧠. Publishing in @Nature, scientists from @Harvard led by @ganoopyliujia implanted ultrasoft implants in the embryonic brains of frogs and axolotls. As the brain grows, the mesh deforms and integrates with neural tissue🚀.
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RT @koyoi_koyoisuz: "A programmable and self-adaptive ultrasonic wireless implant for personalized chronic pain management". .
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Wearables to measure gases from the #skin🎈. Skin gases represent a powerful, underestimated, biomarker. Engineers at @uarizona and @GutrufLab devised a wrist-worn comfortable device that traps and measures skin emissions (sweat, VOCs, CO2)🚀.@NatureComms:
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Axoft tests its supersoft Fleuron probes in humans 🚀. Researchers from @axoft_us led by @PaulLeFloch demonstrated feasibility in a human clinical study, where they tested their deep brain probe intraoperatively. Preprint available at @medrxivpreprint .
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Creating the sensation of #sound in the brain, electrically🎵. Now out in @natBME, researchers at @EPFL led by @splacour40 developed a soft multichannel brainstem implant capable of eliciting specific auditory perception when placed on the auditory cortex.
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Phononic gels for tissue #strain monitoring 🤸. Researchers from @2024_HUST showed wireless monitoring of internal tissue strain by shifting its ultrasonic bandgap during deformation. This tech could transform tendon rehab and wound care. article @natBME:
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Analyzing the skin's breath 🎈. The skin absorbs environmental gases and exhales volatile compounds. Publishing in @Nature, researchers at @NorthwesternU led by @ProfJohnARogers proposed a device that measures gas in- and outflux from the skin👏.
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Injectable, #bioresorbable temporary pacemakers ❤️🩹. Publishing in @Nature, researchers from @NorthwesternU led by @Yamin__Zhang, @echelon_3, @IEfimov, and @ProfJohnARogers show a tiny bioresorbable pacemaker activated with a light-emitting band-aid🙌.
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High-res brain stimulation with #graphene microelectrodes✨. Effective chronic electrical stimulation is hard to pull out with small electrodes. Publishing in @NatureComms, researchers at @icn2nano showcase stable graphene microelectrodes for reliable DBS.
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#ASICs for high-channel-count spinal implants! ⚡. Current EES paddles are limited by electrode count. Out in JNE, researchers from @BrownUniversity built a 60-electrode paddle with embedded electronics, proving its reliability in 15-month in vivo tests.
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#Wearables + Machine Learning for precise emergency calls 🚑. Wearables can interact with medics only without false positives. Out in @Nature, researchers at @Google used their smartwatch + AI to be precise and avoid false calls.
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Sticky hydrogels drug delivery and sensing in the #guts 💊. Long-term deployment of sensors in the guts is hard. Out in @ScienceTM, researchers from @MIT led by @YingBinbin and @cgtraverso developed a hydrogel that sticks to the stomach for a month 😎.
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Soft, liquid-based #encapsulation across every pH 🧪. Out in @NatureComms, researchers at @UConn and @UF led by @AaronMickle and @YiZhang87459624 showcase an elastomer infused in oil that exhibits remarkable hermeticity in acid and basic environments. 👏.
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#Neurotech for insensitive feet 👣. Neuropathy leads to injuries. Out in @NatureComms, researchers at @ETH_en led by @gozzi_noemi and @SRaspopovic designed a smart garment that transmits pressure feeling to functional nerves. Info and more videos at .
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#Spatiotemporal cortical stimulation for realistic touch feeling👈. Out in @ScienceMagazine, @giacomo_valle et al. from @chalmersuniv and @UofC pushed the limits of cortical microstimulation and produced realistic touch feeling in paralyzed subjects👏👏👏.
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Ultrasoft #organic electronics allows neural implants for pups 🐭. Implanting neural interfaces in developing organisms is no easy task. Researchers from @UCIrvine and @Columbia led by @dk2955 showed long-term cortical implantation in pups. @NatureComms
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