Peripheral nerve injury impairs motor, sensory, and autonomic function, incurring substantial financial costs and diminished quality of life. For large nerve gaps, proximal lesions, or chronic nerve injury, the progno...Peripheral nerve injury impairs motor, sensory, and autonomic function, incurring substantial financial costs and diminished quality of life. For large nerve gaps, proximal lesions, or chronic nerve injury, the prognosis for recovery is particularly poor, even with autografts, the current gold standard for treating small to moderate nerve gaps. In vivo elongation of intact proximal stumps towards the injured distal stumps of severed peripheral nerves may offer a promising new strategy to treat nerve injury. This review describes several nerve lengthening strategies, including a novel internal fixator device that enables rapid and distal reconnection of proximal and distal nerve stumps.展开更多
介绍了基于有机场效应晶体管(organic field effect transistor,OFET)技术的柔性半导体器件的工作原理和发展概况,综述了基于OFET的生物力学监测设备、文身生物监测设备、细胞检测设备等可穿戴柔性监测设备的研究现状,分析了基于OFET的...介绍了基于有机场效应晶体管(organic field effect transistor,OFET)技术的柔性半导体器件的工作原理和发展概况,综述了基于OFET的生物力学监测设备、文身生物监测设备、细胞检测设备等可穿戴柔性监测设备的研究现状,分析了基于OFET的可穿戴柔性监测设备存在的不足,指出了微型化、个性化、多元化等是未来基于OFET的可穿戴柔性监测设备的发展方向。展开更多
A polymer blends containing thermoplastic polyurethane（TPU） and poly（lactic acid）（PLA） as a biomedical material were prepared by a process of modifying thermally induced phase separation（MTIPS） and melt blendi...A polymer blends containing thermoplastic polyurethane（TPU） and poly（lactic acid）（PLA） as a biomedical material were prepared by a process of modifying thermally induced phase separation（MTIPS） and melt blending.The influences of composition,shear frequency,and temperature on the rheological behaviors of the blends were investigated by small amplitude oscillatory shear rheology.The results revealed that the addition of TPU into PLA significantly decreased the non-Newtonian index of the blends,and increased the sensitivity of the blends on shear rate,suggesting that optimization of the shear rate and temperature could improve the flowability of the blend melts in the extrusion process.In addition,the results of SEM images revealed that TPU distributed well into PLA matrix and showed good compatibility between the TPU and PLA,which made the blends with good toughness.The primary cytocompatibility of the blends was evaluated using C2C12 cells.The results suggested that the TPU/PLA blends did not affect cell growth,showing no cytotoxicity.In short,the TPU/PLA blends with excellent toughness had potential application as biomedical devices.展开更多
This paper present a highly-integrated neurostimulator with an on-chip inductive power-recovery fron- tend and high-voltage stimulus generator. In particular, the power-recovery frontend includes a high-voltage full- ...This paper present a highly-integrated neurostimulator with an on-chip inductive power-recovery fron- tend and high-voltage stimulus generator. In particular, the power-recovery frontend includes a high-voltage full- wave rectifier （up to 100 V AC input）, high-voltage series regulators （24/5 V outputs） and a linear regulator （1.8/ 3.3 V output） with bandgap voltage reference. With the high voltage output of the series regulator, the proposed neurostimulator could deliver a considerably large current in high electrode-tissue contact impedance. This neu- rostimulator has been fabricated in a CSMC 1 μm 5/40/700 V BCD＇process and the total silicon area including pads is 5.8 mm2. Preliminary tests are successful as the neurostimulator shows good stability under a 13.56 MHz AC supply. Compared to previously reported works, our design has advantages of a wide induced voltage range （26-100 V）, high output voltage （up to 24 V） and high-level integration, which are suitable for implantable neu- rostimulators.展开更多
A new BPSK demodulator was presented.By using a clock multiplier with very simple circuit structure to replace the analog multiplier in the traditional BPSK demodulator,the circuit structure of the demodulator became ...A new BPSK demodulator was presented.By using a clock multiplier with very simple circuit structure to replace the analog multiplier in the traditional BPSK demodulator,the circuit structure of the demodulator became simpler and hence its power consumption became lower.Simpler structure and lower power will make the designed demodulator more suitable for use in an internal single chip design for a wireless implantable neural recording system.The proposed BPSK demodulator was implemented by Global Foundries 0.35μm CMOS technology with a 3.3 V power supply.The designed chip area is only 0.07 mm;and the power consumption is 0.5 mW.The test results show that it can work correctly.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from Department of Defense(W81XWH-10-1-0773)National Science Foundation(CBET1042522)a grant from the National Skeletal Muscle Research Center at UCSD
文摘Peripheral nerve injury impairs motor, sensory, and autonomic function, incurring substantial financial costs and diminished quality of life. For large nerve gaps, proximal lesions, or chronic nerve injury, the prognosis for recovery is particularly poor, even with autografts, the current gold standard for treating small to moderate nerve gaps. In vivo elongation of intact proximal stumps towards the injured distal stumps of severed peripheral nerves may offer a promising new strategy to treat nerve injury. This review describes several nerve lengthening strategies, including a novel internal fixator device that enables rapid and distal reconnection of proximal and distal nerve stumps.
文摘介绍了基于有机场效应晶体管(organic field effect transistor,OFET)技术的柔性半导体器件的工作原理和发展概况,综述了基于OFET的生物力学监测设备、文身生物监测设备、细胞检测设备等可穿戴柔性监测设备的研究现状,分析了基于OFET的可穿戴柔性监测设备存在的不足,指出了微型化、个性化、多元化等是未来基于OFET的可穿戴柔性监测设备的发展方向。
基金Funded by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB933600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81271705 and 83171383)the Major Program of Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China(No.12JC1416302)
文摘A polymer blends containing thermoplastic polyurethane（TPU） and poly（lactic acid）（PLA） as a biomedical material were prepared by a process of modifying thermally induced phase separation（MTIPS） and melt blending.The influences of composition,shear frequency,and temperature on the rheological behaviors of the blends were investigated by small amplitude oscillatory shear rheology.The results revealed that the addition of TPU into PLA significantly decreased the non-Newtonian index of the blends,and increased the sensitivity of the blends on shear rate,suggesting that optimization of the shear rate and temperature could improve the flowability of the blend melts in the extrusion process.In addition,the results of SEM images revealed that TPU distributed well into PLA matrix and showed good compatibility between the TPU and PLA,which made the blends with good toughness.The primary cytocompatibility of the blends was evaluated using C2C12 cells.The results suggested that the TPU/PLA blends did not affect cell growth,showing no cytotoxicity.In short,the TPU/PLA blends with excellent toughness had potential application as biomedical devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61076023,61178051)the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2011CB933203)the High-Tech-Program of China(No.2012AA030308)
文摘This paper present a highly-integrated neurostimulator with an on-chip inductive power-recovery fron- tend and high-voltage stimulus generator. In particular, the power-recovery frontend includes a high-voltage full- wave rectifier （up to 100 V AC input）, high-voltage series regulators （24/5 V outputs） and a linear regulator （1.8/ 3.3 V output） with bandgap voltage reference. With the high voltage output of the series regulator, the proposed neurostimulator could deliver a considerably large current in high electrode-tissue contact impedance. This neu- rostimulator has been fabricated in a CSMC 1 μm 5/40/700 V BCD＇process and the total silicon area including pads is 5.8 mm2. Preliminary tests are successful as the neurostimulator shows good stability under a 13.56 MHz AC supply. Compared to previously reported works, our design has advantages of a wide induced voltage range （26-100 V）, high output voltage （up to 24 V） and high-level integration, which are suitable for implantable neu- rostimulators.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60976026,61076023)the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2011CB933203)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,SCUT(No.2009ZM0196)
文摘A new BPSK demodulator was presented.By using a clock multiplier with very simple circuit structure to replace the analog multiplier in the traditional BPSK demodulator,the circuit structure of the demodulator became simpler and hence its power consumption became lower.Simpler structure and lower power will make the designed demodulator more suitable for use in an internal single chip design for a wireless implantable neural recording system.The proposed BPSK demodulator was implemented by Global Foundries 0.35μm CMOS technology with a 3.3 V power supply.The designed chip area is only 0.07 mm;and the power consumption is 0.5 mW.The test results show that it can work correctly.
