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Huang S, Liu X, Lin S, Glynn C, Felix K, Sahasrabudhe A, Maley C, Xu J, Chen W, Hong E, Crosby AJ, Wang Q, Rao S. Control of polymers' amorphous-crystalline transition enables miniaturization and multifunctional integration for hydrogel bioelectronics. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3525. [PMID: 38664445 PMCID: PMC11045824 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47988-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Soft bioelectronic devices exhibit motion-adaptive properties for neural interfaces to investigate complex neural circuits. Here, we develop a fabrication approach through the control of metamorphic polymers' amorphous-crystalline transition to miniaturize and integrate multiple components into hydrogel bioelectronics. We attain an about 80% diameter reduction in chemically cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel fibers in a fully hydrated state. This strategy allows regulation of hydrogel properties, including refractive index (1.37-1.40 at 480 nm), light transmission (>96%), stretchability (139-169%), bending stiffness (4.6 ± 1.4 N/m), and elastic modulus (2.8-9.3 MPa). To exploit the applications, we apply step-index hydrogel optical probes in the mouse ventral tegmental area, coupled with fiber photometry recordings and social behavioral assays. Additionally, we fabricate carbon nanotubes-PVA hydrogel microelectrodes by incorporating conductive nanomaterials in hydrogel for spontaneous neural activities recording. We enable simultaneous optogenetic stimulation and electrophysiological recordings of light-triggered neural activities in Channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice.
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- Sizhe Huang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
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Maekawa H, Amano H, Nishina I, Kudo H. Synthesis and Properties of High‐Refractive‐Index Iodine‐Containing Polyacrylates. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hiroyuki Maekawa
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Kansai university 3-3-35, Yamate-cho Suitashi, Osaka, 564–8680 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Kansai university 3-3-35, Yamate-cho Suitashi, Osaka, 564–8680 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Kansai university 3-3-35, Yamate-cho Suitashi, Osaka, 564–8680 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Kansai university 3-3-35, Yamate-cho Suitashi, Osaka, 564–8680 Japan
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Xue S, Lei X, Xiao Y, Xiong G, Lian R, Xin X, Peng Y, Zhang Q. Highly Refractive Polyimides Derived from Efficient Catalyst-Free Thiol–Yne Click Polymerization. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shuyu Xue
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions of Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions of Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions of Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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Hamel M, Pham TN. One-pot synthesis and characterization of poly(2-naphthyl methacrylate). Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-020-03239-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wu Z, Yan G, Lu J, Zhang G, Yang J. Thermal Plastic and Optical Transparent Polyimide Derived from Isophorone Diamine and Sulfhydryl Compounds. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhefu Wu
- College of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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İncel A, Güner T, Parlak O, Demir MM. Null Extinction of Ceria@silica Hybrid Particles: Transparent Polystyrene Composites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:27539-27546. [PMID: 26594909 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Scattering of light in optical materials, particularly in composites based on transparent polymer and inorganic pigment nanoparticles, is a chronic problem. It might originate mainly from light scattering because of a refractive index mismatch between the particles and transparent polymer matrix. Thus, the intensity of light is rapidly diminished and optical transparency is reduced. Refractive index matching between the pigment core and the surrounding transparent matrix using a secondary component at the interface (shell) has recently appeared as a promising approach to alter light scattering. Here, CeO2 (ceria) nanoparticles with a diameter of 25 nm are coated with a SiO2 (silica) shell with various thicknesses in a range of 6.5-67.5 nm using the Stöber method. When the hybrid core-shell particles are dispersed into transparent polystyrene (PS), the transmission of the freestanding PS composite films increases over both the ultraviolet (UV) and visible region as the shell thickness increases particularly at 37.5 nm. The increase of transmission can be attributed to the reduction in the scattering coefficient of the hybrid particles. On the other hand, the particles in tetrahydrofuran (THF) absorb over UV and the intensity of absorption shows a systematic decrease as the shell thickness increases. Thus, the silica shell suppresses not only the scattering coefficient but also the molar absorptivity of the core ceria particles. The experimental results regarding the target shell thickness to develop low extinction (scattering + absorption) composites show a qualitative agreement with the predictions of Effective Medium Theory.
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- Anıl İncel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology , Gülbahçe Köyü, Urla, 35430 İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology , Gülbahçe Köyü, Urla, 35430 İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology , Gülbahçe Köyü, Urla, 35430 İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology , Gülbahçe Köyü, Urla, 35430 İzmir, Turkey
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- Tomoya Higashihara
- Department
of Polymer Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and
Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department
of Polymer Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and
Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry, Kanagawa University, 3-27-1, Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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Liu JG, Nakamura Y, Shibasaki Y, Ando S, Ueda M. Synthesis and characterization of highly refractive polyimides from 4,4′-thiobis[(p-phenylenesulfanyl)aniline] and various aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.22308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Häussler M, Zheng R, Lam JWY, Tong H, Dong H, Tang BZ. Hyperbranched Polyynes: Syntheses, Photoluminescence, Light Refraction, Thermal Curing, Metal Complexation, Pyrolytic Ceramization, and Soft Magnetization. J Phys Chem B 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/jp047857t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Matthias Häussler
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Display Research, and Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Display Research, and Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Display Research, and Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Display Research, and Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Display Research, and Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Display Research, and Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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