Tuesday 13 January 2015

Flexible, biocompatible implant slips into the spinal cord

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Flexible, biocompatible implant slips into the spinal cord
Lausanne, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2015 - EPFL scientists have managed to get rats walking on their own again using a combination of electrical and chemical stimulation. But applying this method to humans would require multifunctional implants that could be installed for long periods of time on the spinal cord without causing any tissue damage. This is precisely what the teams of professors Stephanie Lacour and Gregoire Courtine h ... more


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