Could the use of nanowire structures overcome some of the current limitations of brain electrode implants?

Nanomedicine (Lond). 2016 Apr;11(7):745-7. doi: 10.2217/nnm.16.23. Epub 2016 Mar 16.

Authors

Gaëlle Piret¹, Christelle N Prinz^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Clinatec laboratory, Biomedical Research Center Edmond J. Safra, INSERM/CEA-léti/UJF/CHU, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
² Division of Solid State Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.
³ Neuronano Research Center, Lund University, 223 81 Lund, Sweden.

PMID: 26979296
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.16.23

No abstract available

Keywords: brain implants; gliosis; nanostructures; nanowires; neural interfaces.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Animals
Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
Biocompatible Materials / metabolism
Brain / physiology*
Electrodes, Implanted*
Humans
Nanowires / chemistry*
Surface Properties

Substances

Biocompatible Materials