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ArticleMicromachines2018

Design and Performance Assessment of a Solid-State Microcooler for Thermal Neuromodulation.

José Fernandes, Estelle Vendramini, Ana M Miranda, Cristiana Silva, Hugo Dinis, Veronique Coizet, Olivier David, Paulo Mateus Mendes

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Article in Micromachines, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

José FernandesCMEMS, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal. fernandes.jmn@gmail.com.
Estelle VendraminiGrenoble Institut des Neurosciences, U1216 Inserm, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38400 Grenoble, France. estelle.vendramini@sfr.fr.
Ana M MirandaCMEMS, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal. aana.mmargarida@gmail.com.
Cristiana SilvaCMEMS, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal. a72347@alunos.uminho.pt.
Hugo DinisCMEMS, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal. hugodcdinis@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2394-2119
Veronique CoizetGrenoble Institut des Neurosciences, U1216 Inserm, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38400 Grenoble, France. veronique.coizet@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-5192-6610
Olivier DavidGrenoble Institut des Neurosciences, U1216 Inserm, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38400 Grenoble, France. Olivier.David@inserm.fr.
Paulo Mateus MendesCMEMS, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal. paulo.mendes@dei.uminho.pt.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is well known that neural activity can be modulated using a cooling device. The applications of this technique range from the treatment of medication-resistant cerebral diseases to brain functional mapping. Despite the potential benefits of such technique, its use has been limited due to the lack of suitable thermal modulators. This paper presents the design and validation of a solid-state cooler that was able to modulate the neural activity of rodents without the use of large and unpractical water pipes. A miniaturized thermal control solution based exclusively on solid-state devices was designed, occupying only 5 mm × 5 mm × 3 mm, and featuring the potential for wireless power and communications. The cold side of the device was cooled to 26 °C, while the hot side was kept below 43 °C. This range of temperatures is compatible with brain cooling and efficient enough for achieving some control of neural activity.

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biomedical microdeviceimplantablemicrodevice packagingmicrosystem integrationneuronalsolid-state coolingthermal neuromodulationthermal simulation

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PMID30393323
PMCPMC6187761

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