Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications

With the rapid increase in the use of optogenetics to investigate nervous systems, there is high demand for neural interfaces that can simultaneously perform optical stimulation and electrophysiological recording. However, high-magnitude stimulation artifacts have prevented experiments from being co...

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Autores principales: Bangbang Guo, Ye Fan, Minghao Wang, Yuhua Cheng, Bowen Ji, Ying Chen, Gaofeng Wang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:efc14e8170ae43f9856ee1844eece8072021-11-11T16:59:18ZFlexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications10.3390/ijms2221115281422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/efc14e8170ae43f9856ee1844eece8072021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11528https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067With the rapid increase in the use of optogenetics to investigate nervous systems, there is high demand for neural interfaces that can simultaneously perform optical stimulation and electrophysiological recording. However, high-magnitude stimulation artifacts have prevented experiments from being conducted at a desirably high temporal resolution. Here, a flexible polyimide-based neural probe with polyethylene glycol (PEG) packaged optical fiber and Pt-Black/PEDOT-GO (graphene oxide doped poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene)) modified microelectrodes was developed to reduce the stimulation artifacts that are induced by photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photovoltaic (PV) effects. The advantages of this design include quick and accurate implantation and high-resolution recording capacities. Firstly, electrochemical performance of the modified microelectrodes is significantly improved due to the large specific surface area of the GO layer. Secondly, good mechanical and electrochemical stability of the modified microelectrodes is obtained by using Pt-Black as bonding layer. Lastly, bench noise recordings revealed that PEC noise amplitude of the modified neural probes could be reduced to less than 50 µV and no PV noise was detected when compared to silicon-based neural probes. The results indicate that this device is a promising optogenetic tool for studying local neural circuits.Bangbang GuoYe FanMinghao WangYuhua ChengBowen JiYing ChenGaofeng WangMDPI AGarticleoptogeneticsphotoelectric artifactPt-Black/PEDOT-GOneural recordingoptical stimulationBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11528, p 11528 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic optogenetics
photoelectric artifact
Pt-Black/PEDOT-GO
neural recording
optical stimulation
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle optogenetics
photoelectric artifact
Pt-Black/PEDOT-GO
neural recording
optical stimulation
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Bangbang Guo
Ye Fan
Minghao Wang
Yuhua Cheng
Bowen Ji
Ying Chen
Gaofeng Wang
Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications
description With the rapid increase in the use of optogenetics to investigate nervous systems, there is high demand for neural interfaces that can simultaneously perform optical stimulation and electrophysiological recording. However, high-magnitude stimulation artifacts have prevented experiments from being conducted at a desirably high temporal resolution. Here, a flexible polyimide-based neural probe with polyethylene glycol (PEG) packaged optical fiber and Pt-Black/PEDOT-GO (graphene oxide doped poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene)) modified microelectrodes was developed to reduce the stimulation artifacts that are induced by photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photovoltaic (PV) effects. The advantages of this design include quick and accurate implantation and high-resolution recording capacities. Firstly, electrochemical performance of the modified microelectrodes is significantly improved due to the large specific surface area of the GO layer. Secondly, good mechanical and electrochemical stability of the modified microelectrodes is obtained by using Pt-Black as bonding layer. Lastly, bench noise recordings revealed that PEC noise amplitude of the modified neural probes could be reduced to less than 50 µV and no PV noise was detected when compared to silicon-based neural probes. The results indicate that this device is a promising optogenetic tool for studying local neural circuits.
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author Bangbang Guo
Ye Fan
Minghao Wang
Yuhua Cheng
Bowen Ji
Ying Chen
Gaofeng Wang
author_facet Bangbang Guo
Ye Fan
Minghao Wang
Yuhua Cheng
Bowen Ji
Ying Chen
Gaofeng Wang
author_sort Bangbang Guo
title Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications
title_short Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications
title_full Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications
title_fullStr Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications
title_full_unstemmed Flexible Neural Probes with Electrochemical Modified Microelectrodes for Artifact-Free Optogenetic Applications
title_sort flexible neural probes with electrochemical modified microelectrodes for artifact-free optogenetic applications
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/efc14e8170ae43f9856ee1844eece807
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