Functional Two-Dimensional Materials for Bioelectronic Neural Interfacing
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Abstract
Realizing the neurological information processing by analyzing the complex data transferring behavior of populations and individual neurons is one of the fast-growing fields of neuroscience and bioelectronic technologies. This field is anticipated to cover a wide range of advanced applications, including neural dynamic monitoring, understanding the neurological disorders, human brain–machine communications and even ambitious mind-controlled prosthetic implant systems. To fulfill the requirements of high spatial and temporal resolution recording of neural activities, electrical, optical and biosensing technologies are combined to develop multifunctional bioelectronic and neuro-signal probes. Advanced two-dimensional (2D) layered materials such as graphene, graphene oxide, transition metal dichalcogenides and MXenes with their atomic-layer thickness and multifunctional capabilities show bio-stimulation and multiple sensing properties. These characteristics are beneficial factors for development of ultrathin-film electrodes for flexible neural interfacing with minimum invasive chronic interfaces to the brain cells and cortex. The combination of incredible properties of 2D nanostructure places them in a unique position, as the main materials of choice, for multifunctional reception of neural activities. The current review highlights the recent achievements in 2D-based bioelectronic systems for monitoring of biophysiological indicators and biosignals at neural interfaces.
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OpenAlex topics: Neuroscience and Neural Engineering · Advanced Memory and Neural Computing · Conducting polymers and applications
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Affiliations
Department of Solid-Sate Sciences, Faculty of Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S1, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, Republic of Korea
Joint Glass Centre of the IIC SAS, TnUAD and FChPT STU, 911 50 Trencin, Slovakia
Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín Študentská, 911 50 Trencin, Slovakia
Funding
research program of University of Ghent, Global Campus Korea · project of advancement and support of R&D for the center of diagnostic and quality testing of materials in the domain of RIS3 SK specialization of the ministry of education and Science of Slovak Republic
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