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2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Fabrication of High Contact-Density, Flat-Interface Nerve Electrodes for Recording and Stimulation Applications

Yazan M. Dweiri^1,3, Matthew A. Stone², Dustin J. Tyler¹, Grant A. McCallum¹, Dominique M. Durand¹

¹Neural Engineering Center, Case Western Reserve University, ²Advanced Platform Technology Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ³Jordan University of Science and Technology

This article provides a detailed description on the fabrication process of a high contact-density flat interface nerve electrode (FINE). This electrode is optimized for recording and stimulating neural activity selectively within peripheral nerves.

Medicine

Novel Percutaneous Approach for Deployment of 3D Printed Coronary Stenosis Implants in Swine Models of Ischemic Heart Disease

John J. Hollowed^1,2, Caroline M. Colbert^3,4, Jesse W. Currier^1,2, Kim-Lien Nguyen^1,2,3,4

¹Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, ²VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ³Physics and Biology in Medicine Graduate Program, University of California Los Angeles, ⁴Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles

We describe a novel, cost-effective, and efficient technique for percutaneous delivery of three-dimensionally printed coronary implants to create closed-chest swine models of ischemic heart disease. The implants were fixed in place using a mother-and-child extension catheter with high success rate.