At present, peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) are one of the leading causes of substantial
impairment around the globe. Complete recovery of nerve function after an injury is …

Piezoelectric materials providing in situ electrical stimulation (ES) without applying an
external chemical or physical supporting open new frontiers for future bioelectric therapies …

Many speech processing systems struggle in conditions with low signal-to-noise ratios and
in changing acoustic environments. Adaptation at the transduction level with integrated …

As the first clinically translated machine-neural interface, cochlear implants (CI) have
demonstrated much success in providing hearing to those with severe to profound hearing …

The conversion of sound vibration into electrical potential is a critical function performed by
cochlear hair cells. Unlike the regenerative capacity found in various other cells throughout …

Biological systems and artificial devices convert omnipresent low‐frequency and weak
mechanical stimulation into electricity for important functions. However, in‐depth …

In a previous study [H. Shintaku et al., Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 158 (2010): 183–
192], an artificially developed auditory sensor device showed a frequency selectivity in the …

The mammalian auditory system exhibits rich characteristics that has inspired research for
decades. Some of these key characteristics include frequency selectivity of the basilar …

The artificial cochlear sensory epithelium is a biomedical device that mimics the function of
the organ of Corti. The device consists of piezoelectric membranes fixed on a trapezoidal slit …

Based on the modern microelectromechanical systems technology, we present a
revolutionary miniaturized artificial cochlear sensory epithelium for future implantation tests …