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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Paul S. Cederna, Milan, MI (US);
Melanie G. Urbanchek, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David C. Martin, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Paul S. Cederna, Milan, MI (US);
Melanie G. Urbanchek, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David C. Martin, Lincoln University, PA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) for a subject comprising an insulating substrate, at least one metallic electrode deposited onto the insulating substrate forming a thin-film array; a portion of the at least one metallic electrode surface having a layer of a first conductive polymer and a layer of decellularized small intestinal submucosa (SIS) coating a portion of the electrode, wherein a second conductive polymer is electrochemically polymerized through the SIS to form the regenerative peripheral nerve interface. The present disclosure also provides that a layer of muscle tissue contacts the regenerative peripheral nerve interface.