Biomaterials: A Review of Organic and Inorganic Biomaterials for Neural Interfaces (Adv. Mater. 12/2014)

Abstract

Advances in nanotechnology have generated wide interest in applying nanomaterials for neural prostheses. On page 1846, M. R. Abidian and co-workers provide an overview of state-of-the-art neural electrodes and advancements in electroactive nanomaterials including conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, graphene, silicon nanowires, and hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials for neural interfaces. They discuss scientific challenges in biocompatibility, mechanical mismatch, and electrical properties faced by these nanomaterials for the development of longlasting functional neural interfaces.