Microfluidic Device Inserts Brain Electrodes

Dec-19-17 Researchers have created a microfluidic device able to gently insert electrodes deeply into the brain.

Typically, inserting electrodes into the brain requires the device be treated first to make it stiff enough to move through the tissue, which requires additional steps. To ease the process while also lessening the impact to the surrounding tissue, the team from Rice University developed a microfluidic device that uses a fast-moving fluid flowing around the nanotube electrode to stiffen the material enough to penetrate the tissue.

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