Electro-optical mechanically flexible coaxial microprobes for minimally invasive interfacing with intrinsic neural circuits

Spencer Ward; Conor Riley; Erin M. Carey; Jenny Nguyen; Sadik Esener; Axel Nimmerjahn; Donald J. Sirbuly

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30275-x

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Electro-optical mechanically flexible coaxial microprobes for minimally invasive interfacing with intrinsic neural circuits

Spencer Ward,
Conor Riley,
Erin M. Carey,
Jenny Nguyen,
Sadik Esener,
Axel Nimmerjahn,
Donald J. Sirbuly

Affiliations

Spencer Ward: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego
Conor Riley: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego
Erin M. Carey: Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jenny Nguyen: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego
Sadik Esener: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego
Axel Nimmerjahn: Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Donald J. Sirbuly: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30275-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The authors demonstrate a compact multi-modal electro-optical coaxial microprobe design that offers small cross-sectional dimensions and tunable lengths for minimally invasive interfacing with intrinsic neural circuits.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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