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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Neural Engineering Année : 2022

jULIEs: nanostructured polytrodes for low traumatic extracellular recordings and stimulation in the mammalian brain

Gabriella Racz
Ciprian Bulz
Tom Warner
Nikolai Kiskin
Zhiwen Ye
Livia de Hoz

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Objective. Extracellular microelectrode techniques are the most widely used approach to interrogate neuronal populations. However, regardless of the manufacturing method used, damage to the vasculature and circuit function during probe insertion remains a concern. This issue can be mitigated by minimising the footprint of the probe used. Reducing the size of probes typically requires either a reduction in the number of channels present in the probe, or a reduction in the individual channel area. Both lead to less effective coupling between the probe and extracellular signals of interest. Approach. Here, we show that continuously drawn SiO 2 -insulated ultra-microelectrode fibres offer an attractive substrate to address these challenges. Individual fibres can be fabricated to >10 m continuous stretches and a selection of diameters below 30 µ m with low resistance (<100 Ω mm −1 ) continuously conductive metal core of <10 µ m and atomically flat smooth shank surfaces. To optimize the properties of the miniaturised electrode-tissue interface, we electrodeposit rough Au structures followed by ∼20 nm IrOx film resulting in the reduction of the interfacial impedance to <500 kΩ at 1 kHz. Main results . We demonstrate that these ultra-low impedance electrodes can record and stimulate both single and multi-unit activity with minimal tissue disturbance and exceptional signal-to-noise ratio in both superficial (∼40 µ m) and deep (∼6 mm) structures of the mouse brain. Further, we show that sensor modifications are stable and probe manufacturing is reproducible. Significance. Minimally perturbing bidirectional neural interfacing can reveal circuit function in the mammalian brain in vivo.
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hal-04100102 , version 1 (28-05-2024)

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Romeo Racz, Mihaly Kollo, Gabriella Racz, Ciprian Bulz, Tobias Ackels, et al.. jULIEs: nanostructured polytrodes for low traumatic extracellular recordings and stimulation in the mammalian brain. Journal of Neural Engineering, 2022, 19 (1), pp.016041. ⟨10.1088/1741-2552/ac514f⟩. ⟨hal-04100102⟩
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