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Li G, Jang D, Shin Y, Qiang Y, Qi Y, Wang S, Fang H. Cracking modes and force dynamics in the insertion of neural probes into hydrogel brain phantom. J Neural Eng 2024; 21:046009. [PMID: 38885673 PMCID: PMC11225066 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad5937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Objective. The insertion of penetrating neural probes into the brain is crucial for advancing neuroscience, yet it involves various inherent risks. Prototype probes are typically inserted into hydrogel-based brain phantoms and the mechanical responses are analyzed in order to inform the insertion mechanics duringin vivoimplantation. However, the underlying mechanism of the insertion dynamics of neural probes in hydrogel brain phantoms, particularly the phenomenon of cracking, remains insufficiently understood. This knowledge gap leads to misinterpretations and discrepancies when comparing results obtained from phantom studies to those observed under thein vivoconditions. This study aims to elucidate the impact of probe sharpness and dimensions on the cracking mechanisms and insertion dynamics characterized during the insertion of probes in hydrogel phantoms.Approach. The insertion of dummy probes with different shank shapes defined by the tip angle, width, and thickness is systematically studied. The insertion-induced cracks in the transparent hydrogel were accentuated by an immiscible dye, tracked byin situimaging, and the corresponding insertion force was recorded. Three-dimensional finite element analysis models were developed to obtain the contact stress between the probe tip and the phantom.Main results. The findings reveal a dual pattern: for sharp, slender probes, the insertion forces remain consistently low during the insertion process, owing to continuously propagating straight cracks that align with the insertion direction. In contrast, blunt, thick probes induce large forces that increase rapidly with escalating insertion depth, mainly due to the formation of branched crack with a conical cracking surface, and the subsequent internal compression. This interpretation challenges the traditional understanding that neglects the difference in the cracking modes and regards increased frictional force as the sole factor contributing to higher insertion forces. The critical probe sharpness factors separating straight and branched cracking is identified experimentally, and a preliminary explanation of the transition between the two cracking modes is derived from three-dimensional finite element analysis.Significance. This study presents, for the first time, the mechanism underlying two distinct cracking modes during the insertion of neural probes into hydrogel brain phantoms. The correlations between the cracking modes and the insertion force dynamics, as well as the effects of the probe sharpness were established, offering insights into the design of neural probes via phantom studies and informing future investigations into cracking phenomena in brain tissue during probe implantations.
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- Gen Li
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States of America
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States of America
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States of America
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States of America
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States of America
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- School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States of America
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States of America
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Shan J, Song Y, Wang Y, Fan P, Lu B, Luo J, Xu W, Jing L, Mo F, Hu R, Luo Y, Mao G, Wang Y, Cai X. Highly Activated Neuronal Firings Monitored by Implantable Microelectrode Array in the Paraventricular Thalamus of Insomnia Rats. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:4629. [PMID: 37430543 DOI: 10.3390/s23104629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Insomnia is a common sleep disorder around the world, which is harmful to people's health, daily life, and work. The paraventricular thalamus (PVT) plays an essential role in the sleep-wake transition. However, high temporal-spatial resolution microdevice technology is lacking for accurate detection and regulation of deep brain nuclei. The means for analyzing sleep-wake mechanisms and treating sleep disorders are limited. To detect the relationship between the PVT and insomnia, we designed and fabricated a special microelectrode array (MEA) to record electrophysiological signals of the PVT for insomnia and control rats. Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) were modified onto an MEA, which caused the impedance to decrease and improved the signal-to-noise ratio. We established the model of insomnia in rats and analyzed and compared the neural signals in detail before and after insomnia. In insomnia, the spike firing rate was increased from 5.48 ± 0.28 spike/s to 7.39 ± 0.65 spike/s, and the power of local field potential (LFP) decreased in the delta frequency band and increased in the beta frequency band. Furthermore, the synchronicity between PVT neurons declined, and burst-like firing was observed. Our study found neurons of the PVT were more activated in the insomnia state than in the control state. It also provided an effective MEA to detect the deep brain signals at the cellular level, which conformed with macroscopical LFP and insomnia symptoms. These results laid the foundation for studying PVT and the sleep-wake mechanism and were also helpful for treating sleep disorders.
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- Jin Shan
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- The Fourth People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan 250031, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Vatsyayan R, Lee J, Bourhis AM, Tchoe Y, Cleary DR, Tonsfeldt KJ, Lee K, Montgomery-Walsh R, Paulk AC, U HS, Cash SS, Dayeh SA. Electrochemical and electrophysiological considerations for clinical high channel count neural interfaces. MRS BULLETIN 2023; 48:531-546. [PMID: 37476355 PMCID: PMC10357958 DOI: 10.1557/s43577-023-00537-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Electrophysiological recording and stimulation are the gold standard for functional mapping during surgical and therapeutic interventions as well as capturing cellular activity in the intact human brain. A critical component probing human brain activity is the interface material at the electrode contact that electrochemically transduces brain signals to and from free charge carriers in the measurement system. Here, we summarize state-of-the-art electrode array systems in the context of translation for use in recording and stimulating human brain activity. We leverage parametric studies with multiple electrode materials to shed light on the varied levels of suitability to enable high signal-to-noise electrophysiological recordings as well as safe electrophysiological stimulation delivery. We discuss the effects of electrode scaling for recording and stimulation in pursuit of high spatial resolution, channel count electrode interfaces, delineating the electrode-tissue circuit components that dictate the electrode performance. Finally, we summarize recent efforts in the connectorization and packaging for high channel count electrode arrays and provide a brief account of efforts toward wireless neuronal monitoring systems.
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- Ritwik Vatsyayan
- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Center for Reproductive Science and Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
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Ersöz A, Kim I, Han M. Charge Injection Enhancement Comparisons of Iridium Oxide Microelectrodes In Vitro and In Vivo Using a Portable Neurostimulator. INTERNATIONAL IEEE/EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING : [PROCEEDINGS]. INTERNATIONAL IEEE EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING 2023; 2023:10.1109/ner52421.2023.10123832. [PMID: 38590827 PMCID: PMC11000213 DOI: 10.1109/ner52421.2023.10123832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Microelectrodes are desired to deliver more charges to neural tissues while under electrochemical safety limits. Applying anodic bias potential during neurostimulation is a known technique for charge enhancement. Here, we investigated the levels of charge enhancement with anodic bias potential in vitro and in vivo using a custom-designed portable neurostimulator. We immersed our custom microelectrode probe in saline and measured voltage transients in response to constant current stimulation with and without a 500 mV anodic bias potential. We then inserted the same microelectrode probe into the primary motor cortex of the rat brain and measured voltage transients with the same electronics. Results showed that the charge injection capacity of the activated iridium oxide microelectrode site (with 2000 μm2 geometric surface areas (GSAs)) increased by the use of the anodic bias potentials in both in vitro and in vivo: from 10 nC/phase to 32 nC/phase for 200 μs pulse widths, and from 2 nC/phase to 8 nC/phase, respectively. Thus, the order of charge injection capacities of the four cases tested in this study is as follows (from the lowest to the highest): in vivo without anodic bias, in vivo with anodic bias, in vitro without anodic bias, and in vitro with anodic bias. This work also validated in vivo use of our new portable neurostimulator which received stimulation waveforms wirelessly.
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- Alpaslan Ersöz
- A. Ersӧz is with the Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- I. Kim is with the Department of Medicine and Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
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- M. Han is with the Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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Chen K, Cambi F, Kozai TDY. Pro-myelinating Clemastine administration improves recording performance of chronically implanted microelectrodes and nearby neuronal health. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.31.526463. [PMID: 36778360 PMCID: PMC9915570 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.31.526463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Intracortical microelectrodes have become a useful tool in neuroprosthetic applications in the clinic and to understand neurological disorders in basic neurosciences. Many of these brain-machine interface technology applications require successful long-term implantation with high stability and sensitivity. However, the intrinsic tissue reaction caused by implantation remains a major failure mechanism causing loss of recorded signal quality over time. Oligodendrocytes remain an underappreciated intervention target to improve chronic recording performance. These cells can accelerate action potential propagation and provides direct metabolic support for neuronal health and functionality. However, implantation injury causes oligodendrocyte degeneration and leads to progressive demyelination in surrounding brain tissue. Previous work highlighted that healthy oligodendrocytes are necessary for greater electrophysiological recording performance and the prevention of neuronal silencing around implanted microelectrodes over chronic implantation. Thus, we hypothesize that enhancing oligodendrocyte activity with a pharmaceutical drug, Clemastine, will prevent the chronic decline of microelectrode recording performance. Electrophysiological evaluation showed that the promyelination Clemastine treatment significantly elevated the signal detectability and quality, rescued the loss of multi-unit activity, and increased functional interlaminar connectivity over 16-weeks of implantation. Additionally, post-mortem immunohistochemistry showed that increased oligodendrocyte density and myelination coincided with increased survival of both excitatory and inhibitory neurons near the implant. Overall, we showed a positive relationship between enhanced oligodendrocyte activity and neuronal health and functionality near the chronically implanted microelectrode. This study shows that therapeutic strategy that enhance oligodendrocyte activity is effective for integrating the functional device interface with brain tissue over chronic implantation period. Abstract Figure
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Vatsyayan R, Dayeh SA. A universal model of electrochemical safety limits in vivo for electrophysiological stimulation. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:972252. [PMID: 36277998 PMCID: PMC9582612 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.972252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Electrophysiological stimulation has been widely adopted for clinical diagnostic and therapeutic treatments for modulation of neuronal activity. Safety is a primary concern in an interventional design leveraging the effects of electrical charge injection into tissue in the proximity of target neurons. While modalities of tissue damage during stimulation have been extensively investigated for specific electrode geometries and stimulation paradigms, a comprehensive model that can predict the electrochemical safety limits in vivo doesn’t yet exist. Here we develop a model that accounts for the electrode geometry, inter-electrode separation, material, and stimulation paradigm in predicting safe current injection limits. We performed a parametric investigation of the stimulation limits in both benchtop and in vivo setups for flexible microelectrode arrays with low impedance, high geometric surface area platinum nanorods and PEDOT:PSS, and higher impedance, planar platinum contacts. We benchmark our findings against standard clinical electrocorticography and depth electrodes. Using four, three and two contact electrochemical impedance measurements and comprehensive circuit models derived from these measurements, we developed a more accurate, clinically relevant and predictive model for the electrochemical interface potential. For each electrode configuration, we experimentally determined the geometric correction factors that dictate geometry-enforced current spreading effects. We also determined the electrolysis window from cyclic-voltammetry measurements which allowed us to calculate stimulation current safety limits from voltage transient measurements. From parametric benchtop electrochemical measurements and analyses for different electrode types, we created a predictive equation for the cathodal excitation measured at the electrode interface as a function of the electrode dimensions, geometric factor, material and stimulation paradigm. We validated the accuracy of our equation in vivo and compared the experimentally determined safety limits to clinically used stimulation protocols. Our new model overcomes the design limitations of Shannon’s equation and applies to macro- and micro-electrodes at different density or separation of contacts, captures the breakdown of charge-density based approaches at long stimulation pulse widths, and invokes appropriate power exponents to current, pulse width, and material/electrode-dependent impedance.
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Ersöz A, Kim I, Han M. A portable neurostimulator circuit with anodic bias enhances stimulation injection capacity. J Neural Eng 2022; 19:055010. [PMID: 36067737 PMCID: PMC9573774 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac8fb6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objective.Electrochemically safe and efficient charge injection for neural stimulation necessitates monitoring of polarization and enhanced charge injection capacity of the stimulating electrodes. In this work, we present improved microstimulation capability by developing a custom-designed multichannel portable neurostimulator with a fully programmable anodic bias circuitry and voltage transient monitoring feature.Approach.We developed a 16-channel multichannel neurostimulator system, compared charge injection capacities as a function of anodic bias potentials, and demonstrated convenient control of the system by a custom-designed user interface allowing bidirectional wireless data transmission of stimulation parameters and recorded voltage transients. Charge injections were conducted in phosphate-buffered saline with silicon-based iridium oxide microelectrodes.Main results.Under charge-balanced 200µs cathodic first pulsing, the charge injection capacities increased proportionally to the level of anodic bias applied, reaching a maximum of ten-fold increase in current intensity from 10µA (100µC cm-2) to 100µA (1000µC cm-2) with a 600 mV anodic bias. Our custom-designed and completely portable 16-channel neurostimulator enabled a significant increase in charge injection capacityin vitro. Significance.Limited charge injection capacity has been a bottleneck in neural stimulation applications, and our system may enable efficacious behavioral animal study involving chronic microstimulation while ensuring electrochemical safety.
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- Alpaslan Ersöz
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
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Bhaskara S, Sakorikar T, Chatterjee S, Shabari Girishan K, Pandya HJ. Recent advancements in Micro-engineered devices for surface and deep brain animal studies: A review. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2022.100483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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PtNPs/Short MWCNT-PEDOT: PSS-Modified Microelectrode Array to Detect Neuronal Firing Patterns in the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus and Hippocampus of Insomnia Rats. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13030488. [PMID: 35334780 PMCID: PMC8950864 DOI: 10.3390/mi13030488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Research on the intracerebral mechanism of insomnia induced by serotonin (5-HT) deficiency is indispensable. In order to explore the effect of 5-HT deficiency-induced insomnia on brain regions related to memory in rats, we designed and fabricated a microelectrode array that simultaneously detects the electrical activity of the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and hippocampus in normal, insomnia and recovery rats in vivo. In the DRN and hippocampus of insomnia rats, our results showed that the spike amplitudes decreased by 40.16 and 57.92%, the spike repolarization slope decreased by 44.64 and 48.59%, and the spiking rate increased by 66.81 and 63.40%. On a mesoscopic scale, the increased firing rates of individual neurons led to an increased δ wave power. In the DRN and hippocampus of insomnia rats, the δ wave power increased by 57.57 and 67.75%. Furthermore, two segments’ δ wave slopes were also increased in two brain regions of the insomnia rats. Our findings suggest that 5-HT deficiency causes the hyperactivity of neurons in the hippocampus and DRN; the DRN’s firing rate and the hippocampal neuronal amplitude reflect insomnia in rats more effectively. Further studies on alleviating neurons affected by 5-HT deficiency and on achieving a highly effective treatment for insomnia by the microelectrode array are needed.
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McCreery D, Han M, Pikov V, Miller C. Configuring intracortical microelectrode arrays and stimulus parameters to minimize neuron loss during prolonged intracortical electrical stimulation. Brain Stimul 2021; 14:1553-1562. [PMID: 34678487 PMCID: PMC8800486 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.10.385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that neurons of the cerebral cortex can be injured by implantation of, and stimulation with, implanted microelectrodes. OBJECTIVES Objective 1 was to determine parameters of microstimulation delivered through multisite intracortical microelectrode arrays that will activate neurons of the feline cerebral cortex without causing loss of neurons. OBJECTIVE 2 was to determine if the stimulus parameters that induced loss of cortical neurons differed for all cortical neurons vs. the subset of inhibitory neurons expressing parvalbumin. METHODS The intracortical microstimulation was applied for 7 h/day for 20 days (140 h). Microelectrode site areas were 2000 and 4000 μm2, Q was 2-8 nanocoulombs (nC) at 50 Hz, and QD was 50-400 μcoulombs/cm2. RESULTS Neuron loss due to stimulation was minimal at Q = 2 Ncp, but at 8 Ncp, 20%-50% of neurons within 250 μm of the stimulated microelectrodes were lost, compared to unstimulated microelectrodes. Loss was greatest in tissue facing electrode sites. Stimulation-induced loss was similar for neurons labeled for NeuN and for inhibitory neurons expressing parvalbumin. Correlation between neuron loss and QD was not significant. Electrodes in the medullary pyramidal tract recorded neuronal activity evoked by stimulation in the cerebral cortex. The pyramidal neurons were activated by intracortical stimulation of 2 nC/phase. 140 h of microstimulation at 2 nC/phase and 50 Hz induced minimal neuron loss.
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- Douglas McCreery
- Huntington Medical Research Institutes, 686 South Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91105, USA.
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
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- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Vatsyayan R, Cleary D, Martin JR, Halgren E, Dayeh SA. Electrochemical safety limits for clinical stimulation investigated using depth and strip electrodes in the pig brain. J Neural Eng 2021; 18. [PMID: 34015769 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac038b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective. Diagnostic and therapeutic electrical stimulation are increasingly utilized with the rise of neuromodulation devices. However, systematic investigations that depict the practical clinical stimulation paradigms (bipolar, two-electrode configuration) to determine the safety limits are currently lacking. Further, safe charge densities that were classically determined from conical sharp electrodes are generalized for cylindrical (depth) and flat (surface grid) electrodes completely ignoring geometric factors that govern current spreading and trajectories in tissue.Approach. This work reports the first investigations comparing stimulation limits for clinically used electrodes in two mediums: in benchtop experiments in saline andin vivoin a single acute experiment in the pig brain. We experimentally determine the geometric factors, the water electrolysis windows, and the current safety limits from voltage transients, for the sEEG, depth and surface strip electrodes in both mediums. Using four-electrode and three-electrode configuration measurements and comprehensive circuit models that accurately depict our measurements, we delineate the various elements of the stimulation medium, including the tissue-electrode interface impedance spectra, the medium impedance and the bias-dependent change in the interface impedance as a function of stimulation parameters.Main results. The results of our systematics studies suggest that safe currents in clinical bipolar stimulation determinedin vivocan be as much as 24 times smaller than those determined from benchtop experiments (for depth electrodes at a 1 ms pulse duration). Our detailed circuit modeling attributes this drastic difference in safe limits to the greatly dissimilar electrode/tissue and electrode/saline impedances.Significance. We established the electrochemical safety limits for commonly used clinical electrodesin vivoand revealed by detailied electrochemical modeling how they differ from benchtop evaluation. We argue that electrochemical limits and currents are unique for each electrode, should be measuredin vivoaccording to the protocols established in this work, and should be accounted for while setting the stimulation parameters for clinical applications including for chronic applications.
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- Ritwik Vatsyayan
- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, United States of America
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA 92097, United States of America
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA 92097, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92097, United States of America
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- Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, United States of America
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Ersöz A, Kim I, Han M. Maximizing Charge Injection Limits of Iridium Oxide Electrodes with a Programmable Anodic Bias Circuit. INTERNATIONAL IEEE/EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING : [PROCEEDINGS]. INTERNATIONAL IEEE EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING 2021; 2021:540-543. [PMID: 34925702 PMCID: PMC8674787 DOI: 10.1109/ner49283.2021.9441282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Efficacious stimulation of neural tissues requires high charge injection capacity while minimizing electrode polarization. Applying anodic bias on certain electrode materials is a way to enhance charge injection both in vitro and in vivo. We developed an embedded neurostimulator system that enabled a digital control of user-defined bias levels, without requiring a potentiometer or external voltage source. Comparison of charge injection with and without anodic-bias, as well as at different bias potentials were conducted in phosphate-buffered saline with Blackrock iridium oxide microelectrodes. Results showed that a nine-fold increase in current intensity and charge injection capacity, was achieved with a 0.7 V anodic bias and within electrochemically safe limits.
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- Alpaslan Ersöz
- Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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Ghelich P, Nolta NF, Han M. Unprotected sidewalls of implantable silicon-based neural probes and conformal coating as a solution. NPJ MATERIALS DEGRADATION 2021; 5:5. [PMID: 33855191 PMCID: PMC8043659 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-021-00154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Silicon-based implantable neural devices have great translational potential as a means to deliver various treatments for neurological disorders. However, they are currently held back by uncertain longevity following chronic exposure to body fluids. Conventional deposition techniques cover only the horizontal surfaces which contain active electronics, electrode sites, and conducting traces. As a result, a vast majority of today's silicon devices leave their vertical sidewalls exposed without protection. In this work, we investigated two batch-process silicon dioxide deposition methods separately and in combination: atomic layer deposition and inductively-coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition. We then utilized a rapid soak test involving potassium hydroxide to evaluate the coverage quality of each protection strategy. Focused ion beam cross sectioning, scanning electron microscopy, and 3D extrapolation enabled us to characterize and quantify the effectiveness of the deposition methods. Results showed that bare silicon sidewalls suffered the most dissolution whereas ALD silicon dioxide provided the best protection, demonstrating its effectiveness as a promising batch process technique to mitigate silicon sidewall corrosion in chronic applications.
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- Pejman Ghelich
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Pikov V, McCreery DB, Han M. Intraspinal stimulation with a silicon-based 3D chronic microelectrode array for bladder voiding in cats. J Neural Eng 2020; 17. [PMID: 33181490 PMCID: PMC8113353 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/abca13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Objective. Bladder dysfunction is a significant and largely unaddressed problem for people living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Intermittent catheterization does not provide volitional control of micturition and has numerous side effects. Targeted electrical microstimulation of the spinal cord has been previously explored for restoring such volitional control in the animal model of experimental SCI. Here, we continue the development of the intraspinal microstimulation array technology to evaluate its ability to provide more focused and reliable bladder control in the feline animal model. Approach. For the first time, a mechanically robust intraspinal multisite silicon array was built using novel microfabrication processes to provide custom-designed tip geometry and 3D electrode distribution. Long-term implantation was performed in eight spinally intact animals for a period up to 6 months, targeting the dorsal gray commissure area in the S2 sacral cord that is known to be involved in the coordination between the bladder detrusor and the external urethral sphincter. Main results. About one third of the electrode sites in the that area produced micturition-related responses. The effectiveness of stimulation was further evaluated in one of eight animals after spinal cord transection (SCT). We observed increased bladder responsiveness to stimulation starting at 1 month post-transection, possibly due to supraspinal disinhibition of the spinal circuitry and/or hypertrophy and hyperexcitability of the spinal bladder afferents. Significance. 3D intraspinal microstimulation arrays can be chronically implanted and provide a beneficial effect on the bladder voiding in the intact spinal cord and after SCT. However, further studies are required to assess longer-term reliability and safety of the developed intraspinal microstimulation array prior to eventual human translation.
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- Victor Pikov
- Medipace Inc, Pasadena, California, UNITED STATES
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- Neural Engineeiring Laboratory, Huntington Medical Research Institute, 734 Fairmount Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105, USA, Pasadena, California, 91105, UNITED STATES
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut at Storrs , 260 Glenbrook Rd., Unit 3247, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-3247, UNITED STATES
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Nolta NF, Ghelich P, Ersöz A, Han M. Fabrication and modeling of recessed traces for silicon-based neural microelectrodes. J Neural Eng 2020; 17:056003. [PMID: 32947274 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/abb9bd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Chronically-implanted neural microelectrodes are powerful tools for neuroscience research and emerging clinical applications, but their usefulness is limited by their tendency to fail after months in vivo. One failure mode is the degradation of insulation materials that protect the conductive traces from the saline environment. APPROACH Studies have shown that material degradation is accelerated by mechanical stresses, which tend to concentrate on raised topographies such as conducting traces. Therefore, to avoid raised topographies, we developed a fabrication technique that recesses (buries) the traces in dry-etched, self-aligned trenches. MAIN RESULTS The fabrication technique produced flatness within approximately 15 nm. Finite element modeling showed that the recessed geometry would be expected to reduce intrinsic stress concentrations in the insulation layers. Finally, in vitro electrochemical tests confirmed that recessed traces had robust recording and stimulation capabilities that were comparable to an established non-recessed device design. SIGNIFICANCE Our recessed trace fabrication technique requires no extra masks, is easy to integrate with existing processes, and is likely to improve the long-term performance of implantable neural devices.
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- Nicholas F Nolta
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
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Guo T, Chen L, Tran K, Ghelich P, Guo YS, Nolta N, Emadi S, Han M, Feng B. Extracellular single-unit recordings from peripheral nerve axons in vitro by a novel multichannel microelectrode array. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL 2020; 315:128111. [PMID: 32494111 PMCID: PMC7269151 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2020.128111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is an attractive target for modulation of afferent input (e.g., nociceptive input signaling tissue damage) to the central nervous system. To advance mechanistic understanding of PNS neural encoding and modulation requires single-unit recordings from individual peripheral neurons or axons. This is challenged by multiple connective tissue layers surrounding peripheral nerve fibers that prevent electrical recordings by existing electrodes or electrode arrays. In this study, we developed a novel microelectrode array (MEA) via silicon-based microfabrication that consists of 5 parallel hydrophilic gold electrodes surrounded by silanized hydrophobic surfaces. This novel hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface pattern guides the peripheral nerve filaments to self-align towards the hydrophilic electrodes, which dramatically reduces the technical challenges in conducting single-unit recordings. We validated our MEA by recording simultaneous single-unit action potentials from individual axons in mouse sciatic nerves, including both myelinated A-fibers and unmyelinated C-fibers. We confirmed that our recordings were single units from individual axons by increasing nerve trunk electrical stimulus intensity, which did not alter the spike shape or amplitude. By reducing the technical challenges, our novel MEA will likely allow peripheral single-unit recordings to be adopted by a larger research community and thus expedite our mechanistic understanding of peripheral neural encoding and modulation.
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- Tiantian Guo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA
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Nolta NF, Ghelich P, Han M. Recessed Traces for Planarized Passivation of Chronic Neural Microelectrodes. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2019:5125-5128. [PMID: 31947012 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8857171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Implantable microfabricated neural electrodes have numerous neuroscientific research and clinical applications. However, these devices are prone to failure after several months in vivo. One mechanism is failure of passivation layers followed by corrosion of metal traces in the saline environment. It has been suggested that mechanical stress accelerates passivation layer failure and that stress is concentrated whenever passivation layers have a non-planar topography. Therefore, we developed a simple process for recessing metal traces within the substrate so that overlying passivation layers are planar. The process requires no extra masks and no post-passivation planarization steps.
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Ersoz A, Phu H, Kim I, Han M. A Wireless Neurostimulator System with an Embedded ARM™ Microprocessor. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2019:5200-5203. [PMID: 31947030 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8856311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this study, a novel multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB)-based neurostimulator system with an embedded microprocessor is presented for applications in neuroprosthesis. The system integrates rechargeable batteries, a power management block, adjustable constant-current waveforms, voltage transient monitoring, and evoked neural response recording. The system can be configured to select channels among the 16 stimulation channels via Bluetooth communication wirelessly. Bench top measurements demonstrated that the system generated biphasic current waveforms with various stimulation parameters with approximately 407 mW of power consumption. Additional testing and validation with microelectrodes are underway.
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Nambiar A, Nolta NF, Han M. 3D Reconstruction of the Intracortical Volume Around a Hybrid Microelectrode Array. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:393. [PMID: 31068786 PMCID: PMC6491727 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Extensive research using penetrating electrodes implanted in the central and peripheral nervous systems has been performed for many decades with significant advances made in recent years. While penetrating devices provide proximity to individual neurons in vivo, they suffer from declining performance over the course of months and often fail within a year. 2D histology studies using serial tissue sections have been extremely insightful in identifying and quantifying factors such as astroglial scar formation and neuronal death around the implant sites that may be contributing to failures. However, 2D histology has limitations in providing a holistic picture of the problems occurring at the electrode-tissue interface and struggles to analyze tissue below the electrode tips where the electrode tracks are no longer visible. In this study, we present 3D reconstruction of serial sections to overcome the limitations of 2D histological analysis. We used a cohort of software: XuvStitch, AutoAligner, and Imaris coupled with custom MATLAB programming to correct warping effects. Once the 3D image volume was reconstructed, we were able to use Imaris to quantify neuronal densities around the electrode tips of a hybrid microelectrode array incorporating Blackrock, Microprobes, and NeuroNexus electrodes in the same implant. This paper presents proof-of-concept and detailed methodological description of a technique which can be used to quantify neuronal densities in future studies of implanted electrodes.
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- Aparna Nambiar
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
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Slow insertion of silicon probes improves the quality of acute neuronal recordings. Sci Rep 2019; 9:111. [PMID: 30643182 PMCID: PMC6331571 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36816-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Neural probes designed for extracellular recording of brain electrical activity are traditionally implanted with an insertion speed between 1 µm/s and 1 mm/s into the brain tissue. Although the physical effects of insertion speed on the tissue are well studied, there is a lack of research investigating how the quality of the acquired electrophysiological signal depends on the speed of probe insertion. In this study, we used four different insertion speeds (0.002 mm/s, 0.02 mm/s, 0.1 mm/s, 1 mm/s) to implant high-density silicon probes into deep layers of the somatosensory cortex of ketamine/xylazine anesthetized rats. After implantation, various qualitative and quantitative properties of the recorded cortical activity were compared across different speeds in an acute manner. Our results demonstrate that after the slowest insertion both the signal-to-noise ratio and the number of separable single units were significantly higher compared with those measured after inserting probes at faster speeds. Furthermore, the amplitude of recorded spikes as well as the quality of single unit clusters showed similar speed-dependent differences. Post hoc quantification of the neuronal density around the probe track showed a significantly higher number of NeuN-labelled cells after the slowest insertion compared with the fastest insertion. Our findings suggest that advancing rigid probes slowly (~1 µm/s) into the brain tissue might result in less tissue damage, and thus in neuronal recordings of improved quality compared with measurements obtained after inserting probes with higher speeds.
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Goncalves SB, Palha JM, Fernandes HC, Souto MR, Pimenta S, Dong T, Yang Z, Ribeiro JF, Correia JH. LED Optrode with Integrated Temperature Sensing for Optogenetics. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:E473. [PMID: 30424406 PMCID: PMC6187356 DOI: 10.3390/mi9090473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 08/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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In optogenetic studies, the brain is exposed to high-power light sources and inadequate power density or exposure time can cause cell damage from overheating (typically temperature increasing of 2 ∘ C). In order to overcome overheating issues in optogenetics, this paper presents a neural tool capable of assessing tissue temperature over time, combined with the capability of electrical recording and optical stimulation. A silicon-based 8 mm long probe was manufactured to reach deep neural structures. The final proof-of-concept device comprises a double-sided function: on one side, an optrode with LED-based stimulation and platinum (Pt) recording points; and, on the opposite side, a Pt-based thin-film thermoresistance (RTD) for temperature assessing in the photostimulation site surroundings. Pt thin-films for tissue interface were chosen due to its biocompatibility and thermal linearity. A single-shaft probe is demonstrated for integration in a 3D probe array. A 3D probe array will reduce the distance between the thermal sensor and the heating source. Results show good recording and optical features, with average impedance magnitude of 371 k Ω , at 1 kHz, and optical power of 1.2 mW·mm - 2 (at 470 nm), respectively. The manufactured RTD showed resolution of 0.2 ∘ C at 37 ∘ C (normal body temperature). Overall, the results show a device capable of meeting the requirements of a neural interface for recording/stimulating of neural activity and monitoring temperature profile of the photostimulation site surroundings, which suggests a promising tool for neuroscience research filed.
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- S Beatriz Goncalves
- Institute of Applied Micro-Nano Science and Technology-IAMNST, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro-Nano Systems Technology and Smart Transducing, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory for Detection, Control and Integrated System, National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Nan'an District, Chongqing 400067, China.
- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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- Institute of Applied Micro-Nano Science and Technology-IAMNST, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro-Nano Systems Technology and Smart Transducing, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory for Detection, Control and Integrated System, National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Nan'an District, Chongqing 400067, China.
- Institute for Microsystems-IMS, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), Postboks 235, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway.
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- Institute of Applied Micro-Nano Science and Technology-IAMNST, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro-Nano Systems Technology and Smart Transducing, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory for Detection, Control and Integrated System, National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Nan'an District, Chongqing 400067, China.
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- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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- Institute of Applied Micro-Nano Science and Technology-IAMNST, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro-Nano Systems Technology and Smart Transducing, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory for Detection, Control and Integrated System, National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Nan'an District, Chongqing 400067, China.
- CMEMS-UMinho, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimaraes 4800-058, Portugal.
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Caldwell R, Mandal H, Sharma R, Solzbacher F, Tathireddy P, Rieth L. Analysis of Al 2O 3-parylene C bilayer coatings and impact of microelectrode topography on long term stability of implantable neural arrays. J Neural Eng 2018; 14:046011. [PMID: 28351998 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aa69d3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Performance of many dielectric coatings for neural electrodes degrades over time, contributing to loss of neural signals and evoked percepts. Studies using planar test substrates have found that a novel bilayer coating of atomic-layer deposited (ALD) Al2O3 and parylene C is a promising candidate for neural electrode applications, exhibiting superior stability to parylene C alone. However, initial results from bilayer encapsulation testing on non-planar devices have been less positive. Our aim was to evaluate ALD Al2O3-parylene C coatings using novel test paradigms, to rigorously evaluate dielectric coatings for neural electrode applications by incorporating neural electrode topography into test structure design. APPROACH Five test devices incorporated three distinct topographical features common to neural electrodes, derived from the utah electrode array (UEA). Devices with bilayer (52 nm Al2O3 + 6 µm parylene C) were evaluated against parylene C controls (N ⩾ 6 per device type). Devices were aged in phosphate buffered saline at 67 °C for up to 311 d, and monitored through: (1) leakage current to evaluate encapsulation lifetimes (>1 nA during 5VDC bias indicated failure), and (2) wideband (1-105 Hz) impedance. MAIN RESULTS Mean-times-to-failure (MTTFs) ranged from 12 to 506 d for bilayer-coated devices, versus 10 to >2310 d for controls. Statistical testing (log-rank test, α = 0.05) of failure rates gave mixed results but favored the control condition. After failure, impedance loss for bilayer devices continued for months and manifested across the entire spectrum, whereas the effect was self-limiting after several days, and restricted to frequencies <100 Hz for controls. These results correlated well with observations of UEAs encapsulated with bilayer and control films. SIGNIFICANCE We observed encapsulation failure modes and behaviors comparable to neural electrode performance which were undetected in studies with planar test devices. We found the impact of parylene C defects to be exacerbated by ALD Al2O3, and conclude that inferior bilayer performance arises from degradation of ALD Al2O3 when directly exposed to saline. This is an important consideration, given that neural electrodes with bilayer coatings are expected to have ALD Al2O3 exposed at dielectric boundaries that delineate electrode sites. Process improvements and use of different inorganic coatings to decrease dissolution in physiological fluids may improve performance. Testing frameworks which take neural electrode complexities into account will be well suited to reliably evaluate such encapsulation schemes.
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- Ryan Caldwell
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Fiáth R, Hofer KT, Csikós V, Horváth D, Nánási T, Tóth K, Pothof F, Böhler C, Asplund M, Ruther P, Ulbert I. Long-term recording performance and biocompatibility of chronically implanted cylindrically-shaped, polymer-based neural interfaces. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 63:301-315. [DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2017-0154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Stereo-electroencephalography depth electrodes, regularly implanted into drug-resistant patients with focal epilepsy to localize the epileptic focus, have a low channel count (6–12 macro- or microelectrodes), limited spatial resolution (0.5–1 cm) and large contact area of the recording sites (~mm2). Thus, they are not suited for high-density local field potential and multiunit recordings. In this paper, we evaluated the long-term electrophysiological recording performance and histocompatibility of a neural interface consisting of 32 microelectrodes providing a physical shape similar to clinical devices. The cylindrically-shaped depth probes made of polyimide (PI) were chronically implanted for 13 weeks into the brain of rats, while cortical or thalamic activity (local field potentials, single-unit and multi-unit activity) was recorded regularly to monitor the temporal change of several features of the electrophysiological performance. To examine the tissue reaction around the probe, neuron-selective and astroglia-selective immunostaining methods were applied. Stable single-unit and multi-unit activity were recorded for several weeks with the implanted depth probes and a weak or moderate tissue reaction was found around the probe track. Our data on biocompatibility presented here and in vivo experiments in non-human primates provide a strong indication that this type of neural probe can be applied in stereo-electroencephalography recordings of up to 2 weeks in humans targeting the localization of epileptic foci providing an increased spatial resolution and the ability to monitor local field potentials and neuronal spiking activity.
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McCreery D, Yadev K, Han M. Responses of neurons in the feline inferior colliculus to modulated electrical stimuli applied on and within the ventral cochlear nucleus; Implications for an advanced auditory brainstem implant. Hear Res 2018; 363:85-97. [PMID: 29573880 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) can restore useful hearing to persons with deafness who cannot benefit from cochlear implants. However, the quality of hearing restored by ABIs rarely is comparable to that provided by cochlear implants in persons for whom those are appropriate. In an animal model, we evaluated elements of a prototype of an ABI in which the functions of macroelectrodes on the surface of the dorsal cochlear nucleus would be integrated with the function of multiple penetrating microelectrodes implanted into the ventral cochlear nucleus. The surface electrodes would convey most of the range of loudness percepts while the intranuclear microelectrodes would sharpen and focus pitch percepts. In the present study, stimulating electrodes were implanted chronically on the surface of the animal's dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) and also within their ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN). Recording microelectrodes were implanted into the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC). The electrical stimuli were sinusoidally modulated stimulus pulse trains applied on the DCN and within the VCN. Temporal encoding of neuronal responses was quantified as vector strength (VS) and as full-cycle rate of neuronal activity in the ICC. VS and full-cycle AP rate were measured for 4 stimulation modes; continuous and transient amplitude modulation of the stimulus pulse trains, each delivered via the macroelectrode on the surface of the DCN and then by the intranuclear penetrating microelectrodes. In the proposed clinical device the functions of the surface and intranuclear microelectrodes could best be integrated if there is minimal variation in the neuronal responses across the range of modulation depth, modulation frequencies, and across the four stimulation modes. In this study VS did vary as much as 34% across modulation frequency and modulation depth within a stimulation mode, and up to 40% between modulation modes. However, these intra- and inter-mode variances differed for different stimulation rates, and at 500 Hz the inter-mode differences in VS and across the range of modulation frequencies and modulation depths was<Roman> = </Roman>24% and the intra-modal differences were<Roman> = </Roman>15%. The findings were generally similar for rate encoding of modulation depth, although the depth of transient amplitude modulation delivered by the surface electrode was weakly encoded as full-cycle rate. Overall, our findings support the concept of a clinical ABI that employs surface stimulation and intranuclear microstimulation in an integrated manner.
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- Douglas McCreery
- Neural Engineering Program at Huntington Medical Research Institutes, 734 Fairmount Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA.
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- Rigetti Computing, 775Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA.
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Engineering & Institute of Material Sciences, The University of Connecticut at Storrs, 260Glenbrook Rd, Unit 3247, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3247, USA.
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Caldwell R, Sharma R, Takmakov P, Street MG, Solzbacher F, Tathireddy P, Rieth L. Neural electrode resilience against dielectric damage may be improved by use of highly doped silicon as a conductive material. J Neurosci Methods 2018; 293:210-225. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pancrazio JJ, Deku F, Ghazavi A, Stiller AM, Rihani R, Frewin CL, Varner VD, Gardner TJ, Cogan SF. Thinking Small: Progress on Microscale Neurostimulation Technology. Neuromodulation 2017; 20:745-752. [PMID: 29076214 PMCID: PMC5943060 DOI: 10.1111/ner.12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Neural stimulation is well-accepted as an effective therapy for a wide range of neurological disorders. While the scale of clinical devices is relatively large, translational, and pilot clinical applications are underway for microelectrode-based systems. Microelectrodes have the advantage of stimulating a relatively small tissue volume which may improve selectivity of therapeutic stimuli. Current microelectrode technology is associated with chronic tissue response which limits utility of these devices for neural recording and stimulation. One approach for addressing the tissue response problem may be to reduce physical dimensions of the device. "Thinking small" is a trend for the electronics industry, and for implantable neural interfaces, the result may be a device that can evade the foreign body response. MATERIALS AND METHODS This review paper surveys our current understanding pertaining to the relationship between implant size and tissue response and the state-of-the-art in ultrasmall microelectrodes. A comprehensive literature search was performed using PubMed, Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), and Google Scholar. RESULTS The literature review shows recent efforts to create microelectrodes that are extremely thin appear to reduce or even eliminate the chronic tissue response. With high charge capacity coatings, ultramicroelectrodes fabricated from emerging polymers, and amorphous silicon carbide appear promising for neurostimulation applications. CONCLUSION We envision the emergence of robust and manufacturable ultramicroelectrodes that leverage advanced materials where the small cross-sectional geometry enables compliance within tissue. Nevertheless, future testing under in vivo conditions is particularly important for assessing the stability of thin film devices under chronic stimulation.
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- Joseph J. Pancrazio
- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, 800 W. Campbell Road, BSB 13.633, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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Orlowski D, Michalis A, Glud AN, Korshøj AR, Fitting LM, Mikkelsen TW, Mercanzini A, Jordan A, Dransart A, Sørensen JCH. Brain Tissue Reaction to Deep Brain Stimulation-A Longitudinal Study of DBS in the Goettingen Minipig. Neuromodulation 2017; 20:417-423. [PMID: 28220987 DOI: 10.1111/ner.12576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in treatment of various brain disorders is constantly growing; however, the number of studies of the reaction of the brain tissue toward implanted leads is still limited. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyze the impact of DBS leads on brain tissue in a large animal model using minipigs. METHODS Twelve female animals, one control and eleven with bilaterally implanted DBS electrodes were used in our experiment. 3, 6, and 12 months after implantation the animals were sacrificed, perfused and the brains were removed. Tissue blocks containing the lead tracks were dissected, frozen, sectioned into 40 µm sections and stained using Nissl and Eosin, anti-GFAPab or Isolectin. The tissue reaction was analyzed at five levels, following from the distal lead tip, to compare tissue response in stimulated and nonstimulated areas: four segments along each level of electrodes, and the fifth level lying outside the electrode area (control area). The sections were described both qualitatively and quantitatively. Quantitative assessment of the reaction to the implanted electrode was based on the measurement of the area covered by the staining and the thickness of the glial scar. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Tissue reaction was, on average, limited to distance of 500 μm from the lead track. The tissue response after 12 months was weaker than after 6 months confirming that it stabilizes over a time. There was no histological evidence that the stimulated part of the electrode triggered different tissue response than its nonstimulated part.
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- Dariusz Orlowski
- CENSE group, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CENSE group, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CENSE group, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CENSE group, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CENSE group, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Aleva Neurotherapeutics SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CENSE group, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Present situation and prospects about application of microelectrode array in study on acupuncture efficacy. JOURNAL OF ACUPUNCTURE AND TUINA SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11726-015-0837-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cicchetti F, Barker RA. The glial response to intracerebrally delivered therapies for neurodegenerative disorders: is this a critical issue? Front Pharmacol 2014; 5:139. [PMID: 25071571 PMCID: PMC4090753 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The role of glial cells in the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative conditions of the central nervous system (CNS) is now well established (as is discussed in other reviews in this special issue of Frontiers in Neuropharmacology). What is less clear is whether there are changes in these same cells in terms of their behavior and function in response to invasive experimental therapeutic interventions for these diseases. This has, and will continue to become more of an issue as we enter a new era of novel treatments which require the agent to be directly placed/infused into the CNS such as deep brain stimulation (DBS), cell transplants, gene therapies and growth factor infusions. To date, all of these treatments have produced variable outcomes and the reasons for this have been widely debated but the host astrocytic and/or microglial response induced by such invasively delivered agents has not been discussed in any detail. In this review, we have attempted to summarize the limited published data on this, in particular we discuss the small number of human post-mortem studies reported in this field. By so doing, we hope to provide a better description and understanding of the extent and nature of both the astrocytic and microglial response, which in turn could lead to modifications in the way these therapeutic interventions are delivered.
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- Francesca Cicchetti
- Axe Neurosciences, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec Québec, QC, Canada ; Département de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Université Laval Québec, QC, Canada
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- John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK
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Duong H, Han M. A multispectral LED array for the reduction of background autofluorescence in brain tissue. J Neurosci Methods 2013; 220:46-54. [PMID: 23994358 PMCID: PMC3856220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2013.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The presence of fixative-induced and cellular-derived artifactual autofluorescences (AAFs) presents a challenge in histological analysis involving immunofluorescence. We have established a simple and highly effective method for the reduction of AAFs that are ubiquitous in fixed mammalian brain and other tissues. A compact AAF-quenching photo-irradiation device was constructed using a commercially available light emitting diode (LED) array, cooling unit, and supporting components. The LED panel is comprised of an array of multispectral high intensity LEDs which serve as the illumination source for the photo-irradiation process. Rabbit and cat brain specimens of 5 μm- and 40 μm-thicknesses, respectively, were photo-irradiated for various durations. The AAFs were reduced to near tissue background levels after 24h of treatment for both deparaffinized and paraffinized rabbit brain specimens, and for the free-floating cat brain specimens. Subsequent immunofluorescence staining using primary antibodies against GFAP, NeuN, Iba-1, and MAP-2, and the corresponding Qdot(®) and Alexafluor(®) fluoroconjugates confirmed that the LED photo-irradiation treatment did not compromise the efficiency of the immunofluorescence labeling. The use of the device is not labor intensive, and only requires minimal tissue processing and experimental set-up time, with very low maintenance and operating costs. Finally, multiple specimens, in both slide and well-plate format, can be simultaneously photo-irradiated, thus, allowing for scalable batch processing.
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- Haison Duong
- Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), 734 Fairmount Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105, United States.
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McCreery D, Han M, Pikov V, Yadav K, Pannu S. Encoding of the amplitude modulation of pulsatile electrical stimulation in the feline cochlear nucleus by neurons in the inferior colliculus; effects of stimulus pulse rate. J Neural Eng 2013; 10:056010. [PMID: 23928683 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/10/5/056010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Persons without a functional auditory nerve cannot benefit from cochlear implants, but some hearing can be restored by an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) with stimulating electrodes implanted on the surface of the cochlear nucleus (CN). Most users benefit from their ABI, but speech recognition tends to be poorer than for users of cochlear implants. Psychophysical studies suggest that poor modulation detection may contribute to the limited performance of ABI users. In a cat model, we determined how the pulse rate of the electrical stimulus applied within or on the CN affects temporal and rate encoding of amplitude modulation (AM) by neurons in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC). APPROACH Stimulating microelectrodes were implanted chronically in and on the cats' CN, and multi-site recording microelectrodes were implanted chronically into the ICC. Encoding of AM pulse trains by neurons in the ICC was characterized as vector strength (VS), the synchrony of neural activity with the AM, and as the mean rate of neuronal action potentials (neuronal spike rate (NSR)). MAIN RESULTS For intranuclear microstimulation, encoding of AM as VS was up to 3 dB greater when stimulus pulse rate was increased from 250 to 500 pps, but only for neuronal units with low best acoustic frequencies, and when the electrical stimulation was modulated at low frequencies (10-20 Hz). For stimulation on the surface of the CN, VS was similar at 250 and 500 pps, and the dynamic range of the VS was reduced for pulse rates greater than 250 pps. Modulation depth was encoded strongly as VS when the maximum stimulus amplitude was held constant across a range of modulation depth. This 'constant maximum' protocol allows enhancement of modulation depth while preserving overall dynamic range. However, modulation depth was not encoded as strongly as NSR. SIGNIFICANCE The findings have implications for improved sound processors for present and future ABIs. The performance of ABIs may benefit from using pulse rates greater than those presently used in most ABIs, and by sound processing strategies that enhance the modulation depth of the electrical stimulus while preserving dynamic range.
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Anderson D, Kartha N. Deep Brain Stimulation in Nonparkinsonian Movement Disorders and Emerging Technologies, Targets, and Therapeutic Promises in Deep Brain Stimulation. Neurol Clin 2013; 31:809-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhou H, Wang T, Duan YY. A simple method for amino-functionalization of carbon nanotubes and electrodeposition to modify neural microelectrodes. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2012.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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