Controlling epileptiform activity with organic electronic ion pumps

  • Adam Williamson
  • , Jonathan Rivnay
  • , Loïg Kergoat
  • , Amanda Jonsson
  • , Sahika Inal
  • , Ilke Uguz
  • , Marc Ferro
  • , Anton Ivanov
  • , Theresia Arbring Sjöström
  • , Daniel T. Simon
  • , Magnus Berggren
  • , George G. Malliaras
  • , Christophe Bernard

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Abstract

In treating epilepsy, the ideal solution is to act at a seizure's onset, but only in the affected regions of the brain. Here, an organic electronic ion pump is demonstrated, which directly delivers on-demand pure molecules to specific brain regions. State-of-the-art organic devices and classical pharmacology are combined to control pathological activity in vitro, and the results are verified with electrophysiological recordings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3138-3144
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2015

Keywords

  • neuroengineering
  • organic bioelectronics
  • organic electronic ion pumps
  • PEDOT:PSS

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