Publications

2026

A Facile Fabrication Process for Handmade Fully Polymeric Neural Interfaces

A. Braccia; C. Zinno; A. Giannotti; F. Castellani; A. Dushpanova et al. 

ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2026. DOI : 10.1021/acsabm.6c00736.

Soft and Optically Transparent Kirigami-Based Neural Interfaces

L. Kolly; F. V. Coen; E. Revol; A. Trouillet; G. Schiavone et al. 

2026. 12 International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, San Diego, United States, 2025-11-11 – 2025-11-14. p. 648 – 652. DOI : 10.1109/NER61569.2025.11588919.

Soft Depth Neural Probes Enable Chronic Recordings from the Rat Brainstem

N. Alwahab; I. Furfaro; O. Rizzo; E. Fernández-Lavado; K. Galan et al. 

ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2026. DOI : 10.1021/acsabm.6c00412.

Cyclic voltammetry electropolymerization of PEDOT:Polydopamine on gold electrodes*

S. Saghir; G. Schiavone 

2026

Device for interfacing a bodily tissue, comprising at least one glassy carbon microneedle and method for producing the device

E. FERNÁNDEZ LAVADO; O. AKOUISSI; I. FURFARO; S. P. LACOUR 

EP4706539.

2026.

A 10.2V 8-Channel Neural Stimulator With Nearly Constant Efficiency Across 90% Current Range and a TDM ADC-Based One-Shot Charge Balancing With 6mV Residue

A. T. Tharakan; C. Huang; Y. Fu; H. L. Ramírez; S. P. Lacour et al. 

IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters. 2026.  p. 1 – 1. DOI : 10.1109/lssc.2026.3653014.

Low-Cost Implantable Neurophysiology Recorder for Resource-Limited Settings

J. Ramirez-Sarabia; O. Dobroliubov; L. Marchetti; L. C. Blystad; I. Lascar et al. 

IEEE Access. 2026. Vol. 14, p. 59545 – 59557. DOI : 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3682876.

Focused ultrasound neuromodulation of peripheral and spinal circuits: from biophysics to potential therapeutic applications

E. Vicari / S. Micera; E. Neufeld (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Leveraging neural, muscular, and kinematic signals to enable augmented motor control without interfering with concurrent functions

L. Pollina / S. Micera; S. Shokur (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Wearable Neuroelectronic Interfaces: From Skin Electrode Technologies to Closed-Loop System Applications

E. Fernández Lavado / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

2025

Injured SSTR2 + nociceptor axons in neuromas drive chronic spontaneous neuropathic pain

X. Zeng; R. I. Martinez-Garcia; S. A. Bhuiyan; K. Heo; N. MacKinnon-Booth et al. 

2025

Direct laser writing of electronically conductive microstructures within soft hydrogel substrates

L. Lucherini; V. Navello; O. Akouissi; S. P. Lacour; E. Amstad 

Materials Today Bio. 2025. Vol. 34, p. 102140. DOI : 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102140.

Protocol for fabricating a reusable plate-well insert with a 3D-printed mounter and hydrogel scaffolds for 3D cell culture and functional assays

S. Saghir; J. Hlinkova; A. Samara; G. Schiavone 

STAR Protocols. 2025. Vol. 6, num. 3, p. 104014. DOI : 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.104014.

A Neuronal Architecture Underlying Autonomic Dysreflexia

J. E. C. Soriano; A. Y. Y. Teo; R. Hudelle; L. Mahe; M. A. Skinnider et al. 

NATURE. 2025. Vol. 646, p. 1167 – 1177. DOI : 10.1038/s41586-025-09487-w.

Optogenetic modulation of peripheral nociceptive neurons with biocompatible optoelectronic implants

P. C. S. Chung; V. Paggi; M. Pertin; G. Kirschmann; E. A. Konnova et al. 

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/btm2.70034.

Skin-like drift-free biosensors with stretchable diode-connected organic field-effect transistors

C. Zhao; J. Park; D. Maulà; Y. Yuan; D. Zhong et al. 

Nature Electronics. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s41928-025-01465-4.

Device for in vitro electrophysiological analyses of biological entities

O. Akouissi; E. Martinelli; S. Lacour; L. R. Liebi; I. Furfaro 

WO2025108561.

2025.

High-resolution prosthetic hearing with a soft auditory brainstem implant in macaques

A. Trouillet; E. Revol; F. V. Coen; F. Fallegger; A. Chanthany et al. 

Nature biomedical engineering. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s41551-025-01378-9.

Advanced encoding strategies for sensory neuroprostheses

F. Leong / S. Micera; S. Shokur (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Soft microelectrode arrays for 3D in vitro brain models

E. Martinelli / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Development and in silico validation of innovative technological approaches to improve vagus nerve stimulation protocols

A. Giannoti; C. Verdaro; A. Braccia; O. Akouissi; C. Zinno et al. 

Brain Stimulation. 2025. Vol. 18, num. 1. DOI : 10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.072.

2024

A soft, scalable and adaptable multi-contact cuff electrode for targeted peripheral nerve modulation

V. Paggi; F. Fallegger; L. Serex; O. Rizzo; K. Galan et al. 

Bioelectronic Medicine. 2024. Vol. 10, num. 1, p. 6. DOI : 10.1186/s42234-023-00137-y.

The e-Flower: A hydrogel-actuated 3D MEA for brain reserved; exclusive licensee American spheroid electrophysiology Association for the Advancement of

E. Martinelli; O. Akouissi; L. Liebi; I. Furfaro; D. Maulà et al. 

Science advances. 2024. Vol. 10, num. 42. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adp8054.

Hermetic, Hybrid Multilayer, Sub-5µm-Thick Encapsulations Prepared with Vapor-Phase Infiltration of Metal Oxides in Conformal Polymers for Flexible Bioelectronics

M. Mariello; M. von Allmen; K. Wu; M. Van Gompel; S. Lacour et al. 

Advanced Functional Materials. 2024. Vol. 34, num. 41, p. 2403973. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.202403973.

Cardiovascular Response to Intraneural Right Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Adult Minipig

F. Agnesi; C. Zinno; I. Strauss; A. Dushpanova; V. Casieri et al. 

NEUROMODULATION. 2024. Vol. 27, num. 7, p. 1187 – 1195. DOI : 10.1016/j.neurom.2023.03.002.

Wireless, battery-free, and real-time monitoring of water permeation across thinfilm encapsulation

M. Mariello; J. D. Rosenthal; F. Cecchetti; M. Gao; A. Skrivervik et al. 

Nature Communications. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-51247-3.

A Multi-channel Stimulator with an Active Electrode Array Implant for Vagal-cardiac Neuromodulation Studies

F. Liu; M. Habibollahi; Y. Wu; N. Neshatvar; J. Zhang et al. 

BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE. 2024. Vol. 10, num. 1. DOI : 10.1186/s42234-024-00148-3.

Towards Mimicking Brain Mechanical Loads: Stretchable Microelectrode Arrays for Brain Spheroid Electrophysiology

E. Martinelli; S. P. Lacour; L. Kolly; T. E. Kaissi; J. T. Bar et al. 

2024. Conference on Bioelectronic Interfaces: Materials, Devices and Applications (CYBIOEL24), Limassol, Cyprus, 2024-10-22 – 2024-10-25. DOI : 10.29363/nanoge.cybioel.2024.023.

Optical Monitoring of Water Side Permeation in Thin Film Encapsulation

K. Wu; M. Mariello; Y. Leterrier; S. P. Lacour 

Advanced Materials. 2024. DOI : 10.1002/adma.202310201.

Development and evaluation of a near-infrared photovoltaic implant for wireless neural stimulation

D. I. Medagoda / S. Lacour; D. Ghezzi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.