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Flexible and stretchable thin-film encapsulation for chronic implantable bioelectronics

Chronic neural interfaces are vital for sustained neural communication but face challenges such as foreign body responses and encapsulation failures. Polymer-based soft interfaces offer promise for long-term use due to their softness and compliance, yet wa ...

EPFL2024

Optical Monitoring of Water Side Permeation in Thin Film Encapsulation

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Kangling Wu, Massimo Mariello

The stability of long-term microfabricated implants is hindered by the presence of multiple water diffusion paths within artificially patterned thin-film encapsulations. Side permeation, defined as infiltration of molecules through the lateral surface of t ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Hermetic, Hybrid Multilayer, Sub-5µm-Thick Encapsulations Prepared with Vapor-Phase Infiltration of Metal Oxides in Conformal Polymers for Flexible Bioelectronics

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Kangling Wu, Massimo Mariello

Reliable long-term function is crucial for flexible and soft bioelectronics. Mechanical defects and permeation of water molecules across the various device layers are the prime drivers of failure, and particularly in applications requiring continuous conta ...

2024

Magnesium Test: Universal and Ultra-Sensitive Method for Measuring Reliability of Thin-Film-Encapsulated Bioelectronic Implants in Physiological Environment

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Grégoire Courtine, Ivan Furfaro, Kangling Wu, Lei Wang, Claudia Kathe, Massimo Mariello

Next-generation bioelectronic implants require miniaturization, durability, and long-term functionality. Thin film encapsulations, prepared with inorganic or hybrid organic/inorganic designs, are essential for ensuring protection, low water permeation, ada ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Radiation Performance of Antennas Implanted in Small Animals for Neuroengineering

Anja Skrivervik, Stéphanie Lacour, Mingxiang Gao, Zvonimir Sipus, Kangling Wu, James Daniel Rosenthal

Wireless data communication could improve the performance and reliability of biomedical implants used in fundamental neuroscience research by removing infection-prone transcutaneous cabling. The small size of common research animals like mice and rodents, ...

IEEE2023

Radiation Patterns of RF Wireless Devices Implanted in Small Animals: Unexpected Deformations Due to Body Resonance

Anja Skrivervik, Stéphanie Lacour, Mingxiang Gao, Zvonimir Sipus, German Augusto Ramirez Arroyave, Kangling Wu, James Daniel Rosenthal

One challenge in designing RF wireless bioelectronic devices is the impact of the interaction between electromagnetic waves and host body tissues on far-field wireless performance. In this paper, we investigate a peculiar phenomenon of implantable RF wirel ...

2023

Recent Advances in Encapsulation of Flexible Bioelectronic Implants: Materials, Technologies, and Characterization Methods

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Kangling Wu, Kyungjin Kim, Massimo Mariello

Bioelectronic implantable systems (BIS) targeting biomedical and clinical research should combine long-term performance and biointegration in vivo. Here, recent advances in novel encapsulations to protect flexible versions of such systems from the surround ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2022

Extended Barrier Lifetime of Partially Cracked Organic/Inorganic Multilayers for Compliant Implantable Electronics

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Giuseppe Schiavone, Kangling Wu, Kyungjin Kim

Flexible and soft bioelectronics display conflicting demands on miniaturization, compliance, and reliability. Here, the authors investigate the design and performance of thin encapsulation multilayers against hermeticity and mechanical integrity. Partially ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021