Embedding fibers to undo the tapestry of memory loss in Alzheimers disease

Embedding fibers to undo the tapestry of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Building a new fiber

Defeating the deposits

  • Jia will thermally draw a multifunctional fiber for electrical stimulation and drug delivery, leaving a hollow core.
  • In that core will go Hu’s dual-mode endoscope for capturing two different types of images in the brain.
  • Sontheimer will develop the “chronic” implantation of the combined fiber and monitor the biocompatibility.

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