A review of organic and inorganic biomaterials for neural interfaces

P Fattahi, G Yang, G Kim, MR Abidian - Advanced materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in nanotechnology have generated wide interest in applying
nanomaterials for neural prostheses. An ideal neural interface should create seamless …

Retinitis pigmentosa: progress in molecular pathology and biotherapeutical strategies

W Liu, S Liu, P Li, K Yao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is genetically heterogeneous retinopathy caused by
photoreceptor cell death and retinal pigment epithelial atrophy that eventually results in …

Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read letters and combine them to words

E Zrenner, KU Bartz-Schmidt… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A light-sensitive, externally powered microchip was surgically implanted subretinally near
the macular region of volunteers blind from hereditary retinal dystrophy. The implant …

[图书][B] Introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology

GL Hornyak, HF Tibbals, J Dutta, JJ Moore - 2008 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline
rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry …

Restoring vision to the blind with chemical photoswitches

I Tochitsky, MA Kienzler, E Isacoff, RH Kramer - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular
degeneration (AMD) affect millions of people around the world and lead to irreversible vision …

[HTML][HTML] Conducting polymer-hydrogels for medical electrode applications

RA Green, S Baek, LA Poole-Warren… - … and technology of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Conducting polymers hold significant promise as electrode coatings; however, they are
characterized by inherently poor mechanical properties. Blending or producing layered …

Photochemical restoration of visual responses in blind mice

A Polosukhina, J Litt, I Tochitsky, J Nemargut, Y Sychev… - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are degenerative
blinding diseases caused by the death of rods and cones, leaving the remainder of the …

Virally delivered channelrhodopsin-2 safely and effectively restores visual function in multiple mouse models of blindness

MM Doroudchi, KP Greenberg, J Liu, KA Silka… - Molecular Therapy, 2011 - cell.com
Previous work established retinal expression of channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), an algal cation
channel gated by light, restored physiological and behavioral visual responses in otherwise …

Retinal prosthetic strategy with the capacity to restore normal vision

S Nirenberg, C Pandarinath - Proceedings of the National …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Retinal prosthetics offer hope for patients with retinal degenerative diseases. There are 20–
25 million people worldwide who are blind or facing blindness due to these diseases, and …

Artificial vision: needs, functioning, and testing of a retinal electronic prosthesis

GJ Chader, J Weiland, MS Humayun - Progress in brain research, 2009 - Elsevier
Hundreds of thousands around the world have poor vision or no vision at all due to inherited
retinal degenerations (RDs) like retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Similarly, millions suffer from …