Transcutaneous electrotherapy of facial nerve injuries based on dissolvable conductive microneedles.

ABSTRACT: Local electrical stimulation (LES) is a widely used clinical method to treat peripheral nerve injury. However, existing plate electrodes (PE) usually suffer from low electronic transport efficiency, whereas acupuncture electrical stimulation may cause damage to normal tissues. There is an urgent need to develop an innovative LES technique with efficient electronic transport, minimal tissue injury and enhanced biosafety. Here, we present a new stretchable transcutaneous electrical stimulation system (STESS) that integrates dissolvable conductive microneedles (DCMN) for optimal skin penetration and electronic transport, along with snake-like electrodes that offer superior flexibility, which can effectively penetrate the stratum corneum, enabling deep tissue electrostimulation with minimal in

SUBMITTER: Lin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12328697 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature