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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2024

Fabrication and Characterization of PDMS Waveguides for Flexible Optrodes.

Linda Rudmann, Daniel Scholz, Marie T Alt, Alexander Dieter, Eva Fiedler, Tobias Moser, Thomas Stieglitz

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Advances in Microfluidic Cochlea-On-A-Chip.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Linda RudmannLaboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7336-5794
Daniel ScholzLaboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-0539-5959
Marie T AltLaboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8453-5963
Alexander DieterInstitute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9154-4833
Eva FiedlerLaboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany.
Tobias MoserInstitute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7145-0533
Thomas StieglitzLaboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7349-4254
University of Freiburg · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ExC1086Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden Württemberg
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the growth of optogenetic research, the demand for optical probes tailored to specific applications is ever rising. Specifically, for applications like the coiled cochlea of the inner ear, where planar, stiff, and nonconformable probes can hardly be used, transitioning from commonly used stiff glass fibers to flexible probes is required, especially for long-term use. Following this demand, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with its lower Young's modulus compared to glass fibers can serve as material of choice. Hence, the long-term usability of PDMS as a waveguide material with respect to variations in transmission and refractive index over time is investigated. Different manufacturing methods for PDMS-based flexible waveguides are established and compared with the aim to minimize optical losses and thus maximize optical output power. Finally, the waveguides with lowest optical losses (-4.8 dB cm

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DimethylpolysiloxanesGerbillinaeOptogeneticsAnimalsCochleabaysilonDimethylpolysiloxanescochleain vivooptogeneticsPDMSwaveguide

Identifiers

PMID38608269
PMCPMC11469164
OpenAlexW4394770898

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