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Bio-inspired electronics: Soft, biohybrid, and "living" neural interfaces.

Dimitris Boufidis^1,2,3, Raghav Garg^3,4, Eugenia Angelopoulos^3,4

¹Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Bio-inspired electronics merge soft materials with tissue engineering for better neural interfaces. These living interfaces improve integration and offer new therapeutic possibilities, paving the way for clinical use.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science
Neuroscience

Background:

Neural interface technologies are advancing towards bio-inspired designs for improved integration and longevity.
Current research focuses on merging soft materials with tissue engineering to create biologically active layers at the tissue-device interface.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the field of bio-inspired electronics.
To discuss recent developments in tissue-like and regenerative bioelectronics.
To define key terminology and highlight pathways for clinical translation.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on bio-inspired electronics.
Analysis of strategies involving soft biomaterials and bioactive coatings.
Examination of cell-containing 'biohybrid' and 'all-living' interfaces.

Main Results:

Identification of key developments in soft biomaterials and surface functionalization for bioelectronics.
Characterization of 'biohybrid' and 'all-living' interfaces.
Mapping of the emerging field of regenerative bioelectronics.

Conclusions:

Bio-inspired approaches, particularly those using living components, are crucial for seamless biointegration of neural interfaces.
These technologies offer novel cell-mediated therapeutic opportunities.
Understanding and defining terminology is key to bridging the gap towards clinical translation of these advanced neural interfaces.