A bioinspired flexible organic artificial afferent nerve

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 360; no. 6392; pp. 998 - 1003
• Main Authors: Kim, Yeongin, Chortos, Alex, Xu, Wentao, Liu, Yuxin, Oh, Jin Young, Son, Donghee, Kang, Jiheong, Foudeh, Amir M., Zhu, Chenxin, Lee, Yeongjun, Niu, Simiao, Liu, Jia, Pfattner, Raphael, Bao, Zhenan, Lee, Tae-Woo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Afferent Pathways; Anatomy; Bioelectricity; Biomimetic Materials; Biomimetics; Braille; Brain; Central nervous system; Computer networks; Electronics; Information processing; Mechanoreceptors; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Muscles; Muscles - innervation; Muscles - physiology; Nerves; Neural Prostheses; Oscillators; Pain; Pressure; Pressure sensors; Prosthetics; Receptors; Robotics; Sensory neurons; Somatosensory system; Structural hierarchy; Synapses; Transistors

Sensory (or afferent) nerves bring sensations of touch, pain, or temperature variation to the central nervous system and brain. Using the tools and materials of organic electronics, Kim et al. combined a pressure sensor, a ring oscillator, and an ion gel–gated transistor to form an artificial mechan...