Harvesting and manipulating sweat and interstitial fluid in microfluidic devices

T Saha, S Mukherjee, MD Dickey, OD Velev - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic devices began to be used to facilitate sweat and interstitial fluid (ISF) sensing in
the mid-2010s. Since then, numerous prototypes involving microfluidics have been …

Ultrasound in traumatic spinal cord injury: a wide-open field

BY Hwang, D Mampre, AK Ahmed, I Suk… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common and devastating condition. In the absence of
effective validated therapies, there is an urgent need for novel methods to achieve injury …

[HTML][HTML] Safety review of therapeutic ultrasound for spinal cord neuromodulation and blood–spinal cord barrier opening

R Xu, BE Treeby, E Martin - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2024 - Elsevier
New focused ultrasound spinal cord applications have emerged, particularly those
improving therapeutic agent delivery to the spinal cord via blood–spinal cord barrier …

Effects of Noninvasive Low‐Intensity Focus Ultrasound Neuromodulation on Spinal Cord Neurocircuits In Vivo

YH Liao, MX Chen, SC Chen, KX Luo… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although neurocircuits can be activated by focused ultrasound stimulation, it is unclear
whether this is also true for spinal cord neurocircuits. In this study, we used low‐intensity …

Enhanced medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampal activity improves memory generalization in APP/PS1 Mice: a multimodal animal MRI study

W Liu, J Li, L Li, Y Zhang, M Yang, S Liang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Memory generalization allows individuals to extend previously learned movement patterns
to similar environments, contributing to cognitive flexibility. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the …

Recent advances in power supply strategies for untethered neural implants

Y Lu, Y Jia, C Yu - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent advances in neural implantable systems have paved the way for neuroscience and
neurosurgery research and clinical practice. Conventional tethered neural implants use …

Low-intensity focused ultrasound alleviates spasticity and increases expression of the neuronal K-Cl cotransporter in the L4–L5 sections of rats following spinal cord …

YH Liao, MX Chen, SC Chen, KX Luo… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) has been shown to provide effective activation of
the spinal cord neurocircuits. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of LIFU in …

Advances in electroactive bioscaffolds for repairing spinal cord injury

Z Liu, J Lai, D Kong, Y Zhao, J Zhao, J Dai… - Biomedical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder, leading to loss of motor or
somatosensory function, which is the most challenging worldwide medical problem. Re …

Ultrasound-driven triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators in biomedical application

FC Kao, SF Hung, CC Yang, P Parashar… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Microelectronics play a crucial role in medical settings by monitoring physiological signals,
treating illnesses, and enhancing human well-being. For implanted and wearable devices, a …

Nanomaterials in neuromodulation: what is the potential?

R Knoben, F Alosaimi… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A wide range of neuromodulation technologies has been explored for their applicability and
effectiveness in modulating neural tissue, ranging from tethered devices to nano-scale …