title: The Pursuit of Chronically Reliable Neural Interfaces: A Materials Perspective.
abstract: Brain-computer interfaces represent one of the most astonishing technologies in our era. However, the grand challenge of chronic instability and limited throughput of the electrode-tissue interface has significantly hindered the further development and ultimate deployment of such exciting technologies. A multidisciplinary research workforce has been called upon to respond to this engineering need. In this paper, I briefly review this multidisciplinary pursuit of chronically reliable neural interfaces from a materials perspective by analyzing the problem, abstracting the engineering principles, and summarizing the corresponding engineering strategies. I further draw my future perspectives by extending the proposed engineering principles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
keywords: biomimicry; conducting polymer; microelectrode array; neural interface; stretchable electronics