Printing-Assisted Integration of Thermal, Fluidic and Electrical Components in Implants for Focal Brain Cooling

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Beitragende

Abstract

The limitations of electrical neuromodulation are driving the development of neuroprosthetic systems enhanced with complementary modalities. A key technological challenge however remains the integration of the necessary hardware components (optical, thermal, fluidic, electrical) into miniaturized implants. Here we present a design framework, inspired by fast prototyping, that promises to reduce the complexity, fabrication time, and device bulk of multimodal neural interface systems. By combining extrusion-based 3D printing of silicones and discrete electronic components, we integrated thermal neuromodulation and electrical recording capabilities in soft packages suitable for placement on the cortical surface of rodents. When linked to an autonomous auxiliary driver unit, these packages establish rapid, stable and localized hypothermia together with ElectroCorticoGraphy (ECoG) recording. In a rodent model of epilepsy (4-aminopyridine), we demonstrate hypothermia-induced suppression of seizure-like activity. Our approach may advance the clinical translation of focal hypothermia as an alternative therapy for drug-resistant focal epilepsies.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere77831
FachzeitschriftAdvanced science
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 27 Sept. 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 42801592

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Medizin (sonstige) - 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping
  • Allgemeine chemische Verfahrenstechnik - 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping
  • Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (sonstige) - 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping
  • Allgemeine Materialwissenschaften - 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping
  • Allgemeiner Maschinenbau - 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping
  • Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie - 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping

Schlagwörter

  • 3d printing, electrocorticography, electronic component, electronics, fluidics, neuromodulation, neuroprosthetics, rapid prototyping