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Soft, Implantable Bioelectronic Interfaces for Translational Research

Schiavone, Giuseppe  
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Fallegger, Florian
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Kang, Xiaoyang
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2020
Advanced Materials

The convergence of materials science, electronics, and biology, namely bioelectronic interfaces, leads novel and precise communication with biological tissue, particularly with the nervous system. However, the translation of lab‐based innovation toward clinical use calls for further advances in materials, manufacturing and characterization paradigms, and design rules. Herein, a translational framework engineered to accelerate the deployment of microfabricated interfaces for translational research is proposed and applied to the soft neurotechnology called electronic dura mater, e‐dura. Anatomy, implant function, and surgical procedure guide the system design. A high‐yield, silicone‐on‐silicon wafer process is developed to ensure reproducible characteristics of the electrodes. A biomimetic multimodal platform that replicates surgical insertion in an anatomy‐based model applies physiological movement, emulates therapeutic use of the electrodes, and enables advanced validation and rapid optimization in vitro of the implants. Functionality of scaled e‐dura is confirmed in nonhuman primates, where epidural neuromodulation of the spinal cord activates selective groups of muscles in the upper limbs with unmet precision. Performance stability is controlled over 6 weeks in vivo. The synergistic steps of design, fabrication, and biomimetic in vitro validation and in vivo evaluation in translational animal models are of general applicability and answer needs in multiple bioelectronic designs and medical technologies.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/adma.201906512
Author(s)
Schiavone, Giuseppe  
Fallegger, Florian
Kang, Xiaoyang
Barra, Beatrice
Vachicouras, Nicolas
Roussinova, Evgenia
Furfaro, Ivan
Jiguet, Sébastien
Seáñez, Ismael  
Borgognon, Simon
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Date Issued

2020

Publisher

Wiley

Published in
Advanced Materials
Start page

1

End page

10, 1906512

Subjects

biomimetic materials

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multimodal characterization

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neural implants

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soft electrodes

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REVIEWED

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FunderGrant Number

Swiss foundations

Bertarelli Foundation

H2020

Marie Skłodowska‐Curie. Grant Number: 665667

Swiss foundations

Wyss Center for Bio‐ and Neuroengineering. Grant Number: WCP008

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Available on Infoscience
March 19, 2021
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/167446
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