Hydrophilic Micro- and Macroelectrodes with Antibiofouling Properties for Biomedical Applications.

ABSTRACT: Implantable neural electrodes are generally used to record the electrical activity of neurons and to stimulate neurons in the nervous system. Biofouling triggered by inflammatory responses can dramatically affect the performance of neural electrodes, resulting in decreased signal sensitivity and consistency over time. Thus, long-term clinical applications require electrically conducting electrode materials with reduced dimensions, high flexibility, and antibiofouling properties that can reduce the degree of inflammatory reactions and increase the lifetime of neural electrodes. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are well known to form flexible assemblies such as CNT fibers. Herein, we report the covalent functionalization of predefined CNT fiber and film surfaces with hydrophilic, antibiofouling phosp

SUBMITTER: Ruhunage CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature