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Vacca, F; Galluzzi, F; Blanco-Formoso, M; Gianiorio, T; Fazioa, De A F; Tantussi, F; Stürmer, S; Haq, W; Zrenner, E; Chaffio, A; lC. Joffrois,; Picaud, S; Benfenati, F; Angelis, De F; Colombo, E

Solid-State Nanopores for Spatially Resolved Chemical Neuromodulation Journal Article

Nano Letters , 2024.

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@article{Vacca2024, title = {Solid-State Nanopores for Spatially Resolved Chemical Neuromodulation}, author = {F. Vacca and F. Galluzzi and M. Blanco-Formoso and T. Gianiorio and A.F. De Fazioa and F. Tantussi and S. Stürmer and W. Haq and E. Zrenner and A. Chaffio and lC. Joffrois and S. Picaud and F. Benfenati and F. De Angelis and E. Colombo}, url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02604}, doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02604}, year = {2024}, date = {2024-11-19}, journal = {Nano Letters }, abstract = {Most neural prosthetic devices are based on electrical stimulation, although the modulation of neuronal activity by a localized chemical delivery would better mimic physiological synaptic machinery. In the past decade, various drug delivery approaches attempted to emulate synaptic transmission, although they were hampered by poor retention of their cargo while reaching the target destination, low spatial resolution, and poor biocompatibility and stability of the materials involved. Here, we propose a planar solid-state device for multisite neurotransmitter translocation at the nanoscale consisting of a nanopatterned ceramic membrane connected to a reservoir designed to store neurotransmitters. We achieved diffusion-mediated glutamate stimulation of primary neurons, while we showed the feasibility to translocate other molecules through the pores by either pressure or diffusion, proving the versatility of the proposed technology. Finally, the system proved to be a promising neuronal stimulation interface in mice and nonhuman primates ex vivo, paving the way toward a biomimetic chemical stimulation in neural prosthetics and brain machine interfaces.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} }

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Most neural prosthetic devices are based on electrical stimulation, although the modulation of neuronal activity by a localized chemical delivery would better mimic physiological synaptic machinery. In the past decade, various drug delivery approaches attempted to emulate synaptic transmission, although they were hampered by poor retention of their cargo while reaching the target destination, low spatial resolution, and poor biocompatibility and stability of the materials involved. Here, we propose a planar solid-state device for multisite neurotransmitter translocation at the nanoscale consisting of a nanopatterned ceramic membrane connected to a reservoir designed to store neurotransmitters. We achieved diffusion-mediated glutamate stimulation of primary neurons, while we showed the feasibility to translocate other molecules through the pores by either pressure or diffusion, proving the versatility of the proposed technology. Finally, the system proved to be a promising neuronal stimulation interface in mice and nonhuman primates ex vivo, paving the way toward a biomimetic chemical stimulation in neural prosthetics and brain machine interfaces.

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• https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02604
• doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02604

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