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ArticleNature communications2024

Origami-inspired soft fluidic actuation for minimally invasive large-area electrocorticography.

Lawrence Coles, Domenico Ventrella, Alejandro Carnicer-Lombarte, Alberto Elmi, Joe G Troughton, Massimo Mariello, Salim El Hadwe, Ben J Woodington, Maria L Bacci, George G Malliaras and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Lawrence ColesDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4288-9691
Domenico VentrellaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9330-979X
Alejandro Carnicer-LombarteDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5650-4692
Alberto ElmiDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy.
Joe G TroughtonDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9419-9326
Massimo MarielloInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Science Department, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2750-0422
Salim El HadweDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ben J WoodingtonDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Maria L BacciDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6702-5868
George G MalliarasDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4582-8501
Damiano G BaroneDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0091-385X
Christopher M ProctorDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. christopher.proctor@eng.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2066-1354

Funding

DH | NIHR | Invention for Innovation (i4i) NIHR203355RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/T009314/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/S023046/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrocorticography is an established neural interfacing technique wherein an array of electrodes enables large-area recording from the cortical surface. Electrocorticography is commonly used for seizure mapping however the implantation of large-area electrocorticography arrays is a highly invasive procedure, requiring a craniotomy larger than the implant area to place the device. In this work, flexible thin-film electrode arrays are combined with concepts from soft robotics, to realize a large-area electrocorticography device that can change shape via integrated fluidic actuators. We show that the 32-electrode device can be packaged using origami-inspired folding into a compressed state and implanted through a small burr-hole craniotomy, then expanded on the surface of the brain for large-area cortical coverage. The implantation, expansion, and recording functionality of the device is confirmed in-vitro and in porcine in-vivo models. The integration of shape actuation into neural implants provides a clinically viable pathway to realize large-area neural interfaces via minimally invasive surgical techniques.

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ElectrocorticographyElectrodes, ImplantedAnimalsBrainCraniotomyMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresRoboticsSwine

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PMID39060241
PMCPMC11282215

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