Preparation of Cytocompatible ITO Neuroelectrodes with Enhanced Electrochemical Characteristics Using a Facile Anodic Oxidation Process

  • Catalina Vallejo-Giraldo
  • , Niccolò Paolo Pampaloni
  • , Anuradha R. Pallipurath
  • , Parvaneh Mokarian-Tabari
  • , John O'Connell
  • , Justin D. Holmes
  • , Alexandre Trotier
  • , Katarzyna Krukiewicz
  • , Gemma Orpella-Aceret
  • , Eugenia Pugliese
  • , Laura Ballerini
  • , Michelle Kilcoyne
  • , Eilís Dowd
  • , Leo R. Quinlan
  • , Abhay Pandit
  • , Paul Kavanagh
  • , Manus Jonathan Paul Biggs

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Abstract

Physicochemical modification of implantable electrode systems is recognized as a viable strategy to enhance tissue/electrode integration and electrode performance in situ. In this work, a bench-top electrochemical process to formulate anodized indium tin oxide (ITO) films with altered roughness, conducting profiles, and thickness is explored. In addition, the influence of these anodized films on neural cell adhesion, proliferation, and function indicates that anodized ITO film cytocompatibility can be altered by varying the anodization current density. Furthermore, ITO-anodized films formed with a current density of 0.4 mA cm−2 show important primary neural cell survival, modulation of glial scar formation, and promotion of neural network activity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1605035
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume28
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • cytocompatibility
  • electrodes
  • functionalization
  • indium tin oxide
  • neural interfaces

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