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ReviewMicromachines2016

Neural Probes for Chronic Applications.

Geon Kook, Sung Woo Lee, Hee Chul Lee, Il-Joo Cho, Hyunjoo Jenny Lee

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Review in Micromachines, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Fabrication of High-Density Multimodal Neural Probes Based on Heterogeneously Integrated CMOS.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Friend, Not Foe: Lowered Tissue Reactivity to Long-Term Polyimide Implants.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Geon KookSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea. geon.k@kaist.ac.kr.
Sung Woo LeeSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea. lsw9403@kaist.ac.kr.
Hee Chul LeeDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University, Siheung 15073, Korea. eechul@kpu.ac.kr.
Il-Joo ChoCenter for BioMicrosystems, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea. ijcho@kist.re.kr.
Hyunjoo Jenny LeeSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea. hyunjoo.lee@kaist.ac.kr.

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2016M3C7A1904343National Research Foundation of Korea 2016R1C1B2009798
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developed over approximately half a century, neural probe technology is now a mature technology in terms of its fabrication technology and serves as a practical alternative to the traditional microwires for extracellular recording. Through extensive exploration of fabrication methods, structural shapes, materials, and stimulation functionalities, neural probes are now denser, more functional and reliable. Thus, applications of neural probes are not limited to extracellular recording, brain-machine interface, and deep brain stimulation, but also include a wide range of new applications such as brain mapping, restoration of neuronal functions, and investigation of brain disorders. However, the biggest limitation of the current neural probe technology is chronic reliability; neural probes that record with high fidelity in acute settings often fail to function reliably in chronic settings. While chronic viability is imperative for both clinical uses and animal experiments, achieving one is a major technological challenge due to the chronic foreign body response to the implant. Thus, this review aims to outline the factors that potentially affect chronic recording in chronological order of implantation, summarize the methods proposed to minimize each factor, and provide a performance comparison of the neural probes developed for chronic applications.

Indexed as

biocompatibilitybiocompatible coatingchronic implantforeign body responseneural probeneural recording

Identifiers

PMID30404352
PMCPMC6190051

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