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Innovative device illuminates the horizon of bioelectronic medicines

Nature Reviews Urology volume 16, pages 209–210 (2019)Cite this article

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The use of optogenetic strategies in biomedicine therapeutics has the potential to provide nonpharmacological modulation of nervous system function. The development of integrative, implantable, remote-powered devices is an advance towards translation of these strategies, with the potential for precision, revolutionary treatment of complex or refractory disease-related or trauma-related symptoms.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of a fully implantable, soft optoelectronic system for wireless, closed-loop optogenetic modulation of bladder function.

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    Warren M. Grill

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Jennifer J. DeBerry

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Grill, W.M., DeBerry, J.J. Innovative device illuminates the horizon of bioelectronic medicines. Nat Rev Urol 16, 209–210 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-019-0155-9

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