From In‐Silico Optimized Microfabrication to Experimental Validation: Engineering a Tridimensional Epi‐Intraneural Interface (Adv. Funct. Mater. 14/2026)
Tridimensional Epi-Intraneural Interfaces This cover reimagines the vagus nerve as a neural highway linking multiple organs. A novel hybrid electrode, capable of stimulating both from outside and within the nerve, selectively engages specific pathways. Computationally optimized and validated in rodent and porcine models, the interface enables multipolar, function-specific stimulation, supporting the translation toward precise bioelectronic therapies. More information can be found in the Research Article by Stanisa Raspopovic and co-workers (10.1002/adfm.202522367).
Authors
- Carlo Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2309-9977)
- Staniša Raspopović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-9051)
- Noemi Gozzi
- Pietro Palopoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-4171)
- Luca Brugnoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-0460)
- Federico Ciotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8325-330X)
- Natalija Katic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-4119)
- Alexander V. Shokurov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4562-8603)
- J. Weichart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7603-7892)
- Andrea Cimolato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4095-0233)
- Weiguo Song
- Rebecca Gallivan
- Ignacio Delgado‐Martinez
- Xavier Navarro
Institutions
- Institut Mihajlo Pupin (RS)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Northwell Health (US)
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (US)
- North Shore University Hospital (US)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (ES)
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering (CH)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.74274
- Primary Topic
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00