Wei Tong

Single-Step Fabrication Method toward 3D Printing Composite Diamond-Titanium Interfaces for Neural Applications

Nour Mani, Arman Ahnood, Danli Peng, Wei Tong, Marsilea Booth, Alan Jones, Billy Murdoch, Tran Nhiem, Shadi Houshyar, Kate Fox

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES

Owing to several key attributes, diamond is an attractive candidate material for neural interfacing electrodes. The emergence of a..

Advances in Carbon-Based Microfiber Electrodes for Neural Interfacing

Maryam Hejazi, Wei Tong, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, David J Garrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

Neural interfacing devices using penetrating microelectrode arrays have emerged as an important tool in both neuroscience research..

Mechanisms and Applications of Neuromodulation Using Surface Acoustic Waves-A Mini-Review

Danli Peng, Wei Tong, David J Collins, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, Melanie Stamp

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

The study of neurons is fundamental for basic neuroscience research and treatment of neurological disorders. In recent years ultra..

Laminin coated diamond electrodes for neural stimulation

Md Kabir Uddin Sikder, Wei Tong, Hitesh Pingle, Peter Kingshott, Karina Needham, Mohit N Shivdasani, James B Fallon, Peter Seligman, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, David J Garrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The performance of many implantable neural stimulation devices is degraded due to the loss of neurons around the electrodes by the..

High Fidelity Bidirectional Neural Interfacing with Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes Coated with Boron-Doped Carbon Nanowalls: An Acute Study

Maryam A Hejazi, Wei Tong, Alastair Stacey, Shi H Sun, Molis Yunzab, Ali Almasi, Young Jun Jung, Hamish Meffin, Kate Fox, Khatereh Edalati, Athavan Nadarajah, Steven Prawer, Michael R Ibbotson, David J Garrett

Journal article  |  2020  |  ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Implantable electrodes that can communicate with a small, selective group of neurons via both neural stimulation and recording are..

Minimizing axon bundle activation of retinal ganglion cells with oriented rectangular electrodes.

Wei Tong, Maryam Hejazi, David J Garrett, Timothy Esler, Steven Prawer, Hamish Meffin, Michael Ibbotson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Neural Engineering

OBJECTIVE: Retinal prostheses aim to restore vision in patients with retinal degenerative diseases, such as age-related macular de..

Stimulation Strategies for Improving the Resolution of Retinal Prostheses.

Wei Tong, Hamish Meffin, David J Garrett, Michael R Ibbotson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Neuroscience

Electrical stimulation using implantable devices with arrays of stimulating electrodes is an emerging therapy for neurological dis..

3D Diamond Electrode Array for High-Acuity Stimulation in Neural Tissue

MEM Stamp, W Tong, K Ganesan, S Prawer, MR Ibbotson, DJ Garrett

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACS Applied Bio Materials

Innovations in micro-and nanofabrication technologies enable the manufacture of multielectrode arrays for use in neuromodulation a..

Improved visual acuity using a retinal implant and an optimized stimulation strategy

Wei Tong, Melanie Stamp, Nicholas Apollo, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Hamish Meffin, Steven Prawer, David J Garrett, Michael R Ibbotson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Neural Engineering

Objective. Retinal prosthetic devices hold great promise for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigm..

Hybrid diamond/ carbon fiber microelectrodes enable multimodal electrical/chemical neural interfacing

Maryam A Hejazi, Wei Tong, Alastair Stacey, Artemio Soto-Breceda, Michael R Ibbotson, Molis Yunzab, Matias I Maturana, Ali Almasi, Young Jun Jung, Shi Sun, Hamish Meffin, Jian Fang, Melanie EM Stamp, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Kate Fox, Aaqil Rifai, Athavan Nadarajah, Samira Falahatdoost, Steven Prawer, Nicholas V Apollo, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Biomaterials

Implantable medical devices are now in regular use to treat or ameliorate medical conditions, including movement disorders, chroni..