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A sensor web for neurons

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An implantable, flexible mesh with embedded electrodes for sensing neural activity in vivo improves brain-sampling efficiency and reduces the amount of cortical tissue injured.

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  1. Tarun Saxena and Ravi V. Bellamkonda are at the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine, UA Whitaker Building, 313 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA,

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Saxena, T., Bellamkonda, R. A sensor web for neurons. Nature Mater 14, 1190–1191 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4454

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