Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Keehoon Kim
Summary: This article reviews current issues and new approaches in restoring haptic feedback for upper extremity prostheses through peripheral nerve stimulation. Haptic feedback is essential for daily activities but is lost in amputated limbs. Efforts have been made to recover haptic sensations through noninvasive or invasive stimulation methods. The article introduces state-of-the-art approaches that allow more natural and comprehensive sensory feedback through peripheral nerve interfaces.
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Raviraj Thakur, Felix P. Aplin, Gene Y. Fridman
Summary: The study developed a silicone-based nerve cuff lead for stimulating and recording nerves, providing greater spatial separation and reversible nerve block through the delivery of direct current. Unlike most metallic electrodes, this cuff was manufactured using consumer-grade equipment, making it a cost-effective solution for neuro modulation experiments.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Austin Veith, Xue Li, Hailey Modi, Ali Abbaspour, Chong Xie, Lan Luan, Aaron B. Baker
Summary: This study developed a hyperflexible regenerative sieve electrode as a peripheral neural interface, and demonstrated its potential in enhancing neurovascular invasion, reducing tissue reaction, and creating a stable tissue-device interface in long-term implantation.
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yizhu Shan, Xi Cui, Xun Chen, Zhou Li
Summary: This review provides an overview of the development and application of neural electrodes, with a focus on the indirect neuromodulation based on piezoelectric materials. The field aims to develop more flexible, miniaturized, biocompatible, and multifunctional neural interfaces for the treatment of various diseases. The review also discusses the challenges of implementing these new interfaces in clinical practice and offers perspectives on future developments in practical electroactive neural interfaces.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jie-Qiong Li, Lingyi Meng, Jun Cheng
Summary: The relationship between the flat band potential of metal oxide semiconductors and pH depends on whether the reaction free energies for proton adsorption and desorption are equal, which determines whether the Nernstian behavior is followed. This highlights the importance of thermodynamic balance in understanding the pH dependence of flat band potential.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2022)
Editorial Material
Engineering, Industrial
Joanne Pransky
Summary: The paper summarizes an interview conducted by Joanne Pransky of Industrial Robot Journal with Dr Homayoon Kazerooni, a prominent figure in the robotics industry who has made significant contributions to the development of robotic exoskeleton technology. Kazerooni's pioneering efforts in this field, including the creation of intelligent assist devices and energetically autonomous lower extremity exoskeletons, have not only led to the founding of Ekso Bionics and US Bionics DBA suitX, but also received recognition through various awards and achievements.
INDUSTRIAL ROBOT-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH AND APPLICATION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Alessandra Galli, Elisabetta Peri, Chiara Rabotti, Sotir Ouzounov, Massimo Mischi
Summary: This study investigates the impact of electrode configuration on fetal heart rate (fHR) estimation and proposes guidelines for optimal positioning. A model is also developed to automatically predict the most suited configuration for accurate fHR estimation. The results show that the optimal configuration consists of 4 leads, with an accuracy of 80.9% in predicting configuration quality and 92.2% in recognizing the optimal configuration.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Meng Zhang, Ci Li, Song-Yang Liu, Feng-Shi Zhang, Pei-Xun Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes the progress of research in EEG-based human-machine interface combined with contralateral C7 transfer repair of brachial plexus nerve injury and discusses the impact of nerve and tendon transfer on neurological recovery.
NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Grace R. Hunt, Sarah Hood, Lukas Gabert, Tommaso Lenzi
Summary: Using a powered prosthesis can improve symmetry, speed, and effort for above-knee amputees, potentially enhancing quality of life.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Valery A. Ponomarev, Jury D. Kropotov
Summary: In this study, a novel method based on second-order statistics of ERPs was presented to decompose multi-channel ERP into components, and Bayesian Information Criteria (BIC) was used to select the optimal number of hidden signals. Testing results showed that this method could accurately reconstruct source signals from their mixture even with time overlap and noise. The proposed method allowed the observation of hidden phenomena in the original ERPs that were concealed by other signals, compared to conventional methods.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Guoliang Cheng, Lele Liao, Hongsheng Chen, Jing Lu
Summary: The study combines a basis-generic expansion of the memoryless nonlinearity with semi-blind source separation, proposing a new acoustic echo cancellation algorithm that can better handle the mismatch between numerical and actual models.
IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xi Tang, Yuanzhe Dong, Qingge Li, Zhiyuan Liu, Nan Yan, Yongcheng Li, Bin Liu, Lelun Jiang, Rong Song, Yingying Wang, Guanglin Li, Peng Fang
Summary: In this study, a microneedle array electrode (MAE) was fabricated using a magnetization-induced self-assembly method. Compared to traditional metal-based flat array electrodes (FAE), MAEs showed significantly lower and more stable electrode-skin interface impedance, higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and motion-intention classification accuracy. The successful sensation evoking also demonstrated the feasibility of the MAE-based electrical stimulation for sensory feedback. This study confirms the application potential of MAEs as an effective neural interface for human-machine interaction (HMI), providing technical support for its development.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Basak Mansiz-Kaplan, Baris Nacir, Secil Pervane-Vural, Olcay Tosun-Meric, Burcu Duyur-Cakit, Hakan Genc
Summary: This study compares the efficacy of perineural dextrose injection in the treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. The results show that the dextrose group had superior improvements in pain, disability, ulnar motor nerve velocity, and ulnar nerve cross-sectional area compared to the control group, especially at weeks 4 and 12.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Annika Stock, Victoria Bozzato, Stephan P. Kloska, Alessandro Bozzato, Ulrich Hoppe, Joachim Hornung, Arnd Doerfler, Tobias Struffert
Summary: Flat-detector computed tomography (FDCT) was used to assess the position of cochlear implant electrode array in 107 patients, showing most electrodes were located in scala tympani. Different positions of electrodes did not significantly impact postoperative outcomes, indicating that FDCT is a reliable diagnostic method for determining electrode array position.
CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Congjie Wei, Jiaxin Zhang, Kenneth M. Liechti, Chenglin Wu
Summary: A thermodynamically consistent neural network approach is proposed to model the constitutive behavior of interfaces. It overcomes the issue of sparse training data and achieves good results by comparing with physical constraints and optimizing weight factors.
COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Mingming Zhang, Rajat S. Shivacharan, Chia-Chu Chiang, Luis E. Gonzalez-Reyes, Dominique M. Durand
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Sangeet Ghai, Gregg Eure, Vincent Fradet, Matthew E. Hyndman, Theresa McGrath, Brian Wodlinger, Christian P. Pavlovich
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2016)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Thomas E. Eggers, Yazan M. Dweiri, Grant A. McCallum, Dominique M. Durand
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING
(2017)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yazan M. Dweiri, Thomas E. Eggers, Luis E. Gonzalez-Reyes, Joseph Drain, Grant A. McCallum, Dominique M. Durand
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE
(2017)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Grant A. McCallum, Xiaohong Sui, Chen Qiu, Joseph Marmerstein, Yang Zheng, Thomas E. Eggers, Chuangang Hu, Liming Dai, Dominique M. Durand
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Acoustics
Daniel Rohrbach, Brian Wodlinger, Jerrold Wen, Jonathan Mamou, Ernest Feleppa
ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Gregg Eure, Daryl Fanney, Jefferson Lin, Brian Wodlinger, Sangeet Ghai
CUAJ-CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
B. Wodlinger, J. E. Downey, E. C. Tyler-Kabara, A. B. Schwartz, M. L. Boninger, J. L. Collinger
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING
(2015)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nicholas H. Couturier, Dominique M. Durand
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nicholas H. Couturier, Dominique M. Durand
Article
Clinical Neurology
Rajat S. Shivacharan, Chia-Chu Chiang, Xile Wei, Muthumeenakshi Subramanian, Nicholas H. Couturier, Nrupen Pakalapati, Dominique M. Durand
Summary: Research has shown that ephaptic coupling, a nonsynaptic mechanism, can recruit neurons during seizures, potentially explaining the low success rate of surgical transections in epilepsy patients. Experimental results indicate that electric fields can recruit neurons across tissue transections, affecting the overall neural network activity.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Joseph T. Marmerstein, Grant A. McCallum, Dominique M. Durand
Summary: In this study, a carbon nanotube yarn biosensor was used to chronically record and decode activity in the vagus nerve of freely moving rats. The study provides important insights into understanding spontaneous vagus nerve function.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yazan Dweiri, Mousa Al-Zanina, Dominique Durand
Summary: In this study, ensemble learning is used to enhance the performance of the convolutional neural network Axondeepseg (ADS) when applied to optical microscopy images. The results demonstrate that the ensemble model achieves a higher accuracy compared to the individual base models, and it provides automated segmentation and measurement of axon diameters and myelin thicknesses in neural images.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Sheela Toprani, Dominique M. Durand
Summary: This review discusses the use of neurostimulation therapies for epilepsy treatment, including vagal nerve stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, and deep brain stimulation. Different therapeutic strategies and their underlying mechanisms are explored, with a focus on optimizing parameters for seizure reduction. The review also highlights the paradigm shift toward a more diverse and multimodal approach to deep brain neuromodulation.
Article
Neurosciences
Zhouyan Feng, Zhaoxiang Wang, Zheshan Guo, Wenjie Zhou, Ziyan Cai, Dominique M. Durand