Author Interviews, Infections, Technology / 18.07.2016
Windows-to-the-Brain Implant Plus Laser Treatment May Stop Brain Infections
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: For the past 5 years or so, my collaborators and I have been working on several issues leading to the realization of the so-called “Windows to the Brain (WttB)” platform. WttB are transparent nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized-zirconia (nc-YSZ) cranial implants capable of replacing portions of the skull to allow non-invasive optical interrogation of the brain on an ongoing recurring basis. This new technological advancement could eventually afford for:
a) advancing understanding of the brain, by facilitating the clinical translation of emerging optogenetic neurotechnologies; and
b) facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of brain pathologies and neurological disorders, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain cancer, and others.
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