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Silk as a Multifunctional Biomaterial Substrate for Reduced Glial Scarring around Brain‐Penetrating Electrodes

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Tien, Lee W., Wu, Fan, Tang‐Schomer, Min D., Yoon, Euisik, Omenetto, Fiorenzo G., Kaplan, David L.·2013·Advanced Functional Materials

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The reliability of chronic, brain‐penetrating electrodes must be improved for these ‐neural recording technologies to be viable in widespread clinical applications. One approach to improving electrode reliability is to reduce the foreign body response at the probe‐tissue interface. In this work, silk fibroin is investigated as a candidate material for fabricating mechanically dynamic neural probes with enhanced biocompatibility compared to traditional electrode materials. Silk coatings are applied to flexible cortical electrodes to produce devices that transition from stiff to flexible upon hydration. Theoretical modeling and in vitro testing show that the silk coatings impart mechanical properties sufficient for the electrodes to penetrate brain tissue. Further, it is demonstrated that silk coatings may reduce some markers of gliosis in an in vitro model and that silk can encapsulate and release the gliosis‐modifying enzyme chondroitinase ABC. This work establishes a basis for future in vivo studies of silk‐based brain‐penetrating electrodes, as well as the use of silk materials for other applications in the central nervous system where gliosis must be controlled.

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Authors
Tien, L. W., Wu, F., Tang‐Schomer, M. D., Yoon, E., Omenetto, F. G., & Kaplan, D. L.
Affiliations
  • Tufts University (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Kaplan, David L.
Venue
Advanced Functional Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-01-24
Volume
23
Issue
25
Pages
3185-3193
ISSN
  • 1616-301X (ISSN-L)
  • 1616-3028
OpenAlex
W2021310862
Cited by
136
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 4
FWCI
6.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Advanced Functional Materials (publishedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (EB002520)
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Keywords
silk fibroin, glial scar, gliosis, foreign body reaction, neural recording, hydrogel coating, chondroitinase ABC, enzyme encapsulation, biocompatibility, mechanical properties

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