(222) A Fully Implantable Wireless Optofluidic Nerve Cuff System for Tether-Free Optogenetic and Pharmacologic Manipulation of Peripheral Nerves

Optogenetic techniques offer tremendous potential to elucidate the physiological roles of the various subtypes of peripheral sensory neurons. The range of behaviors that can be studied using optogenetics has been limited due to the challenge of delivering light to opsin-expressing cells in freely behaving animals without perturbing normal behaviors. Recent advances in micro-scale light emitting diodes ( μLEDs) and wireless powering technologies have allowed for the development of fully-wireless, implantable light-emitting devices to activate opsins in vivo.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research