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Soft devices in neurological surgery

Nature Reviews Materials volume 8, pages 417–419 (2023)Cite this article

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The translation of soft biomedical devices from academia to commercialization remains limited despite the substantial growth of the field over the past decade. To drive the next stage of innovation, it is crucial to identify applications that can be uniquely addressed by soft devices. Neurological surgery presents numerous opportunities for harnessing the potential of soft devices in medical applications.

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Fig. 1: Soft devices for neurosurgery.

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  1. Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Sabrina Smith, Yasin Cotur, Muhammad Adeel & Firat Güder

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

    Rosalie Ogborne

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK

    Hani J. Marcus

  4. Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK

    Hani J. Marcus

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Smith, S., Ogborne, R., Cotur, Y. et al. Soft devices in neurological surgery. Nat Rev Mater 8, 417–419 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-023-00565-x

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