In the past 50 years, the advent of electronic technology to directly interface with neural
tissue has transformed the fields of medicine and biology. Devices that restore or even …

To date, a wide variety of neural tissue implants have been developed for neurophysiology
recording from living tissues. An ideal neural implant should minimize the damage to the …

The lifetime of neural implants is strongly dependent on packaging due to the aqueous and
biochemically aggressive nature of the body. Over the last decade, there has been a drive …

While microelectrode arrays (MEAs) offer the promise of elucidating functional neural
circuitry and serve as the basis for a cortical neuroprosthesis, the challenge of designing …

One of the main issues with micron-sized intracortical neural interfaces (INIs) is their long-
term reliability, with one major factor stemming from the material failure caused by the …

Implantable microelectrode arrays (MEAs) enable the recording of electrical activity of
cortical neurons, allowing the development of brain-machine interfaces. However, MEAs …

The prospect of direct interaction between the brain and computers has been investigated in
recent decades, revealing several potential applications. One of these is sight restoration in …

Objective. Neural interfaces are an essential tool to enable the human body to directly
communicate with machines such as computers or prosthetic robotic arms. Since invasive …

The demand for electrically insulated microwires and microfibers in biomedical applications
is rapidly increasing. Polymer protective coatings with high electrical resistivity, good …

Amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) is a wide-bandgap semiconductor with high robustness
and biocompatibility, making it a promising material for applications in biomedical device …