Polarity-Differentiated Dielectric Materials in Monolayer Graphene Charge-Regulated Field-Effect Transistors for an Artificial Reflex Arc and Pain-Modulation System of the Spinal Cord

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 34(2022), 30 vom: 26. Juli, Seite e2202059
1. Verfasser: Fu, Yi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chan, Ya-Ting, Jiang, Yi-Pei, Chang, Kuo-Hsuan, Wu, Hsiu-Chuan, Lai, Chao-Sung, Wang, Jer-Chyi
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article charge-regulated field-effect-transistors nervous system pain modulation systems reflex arc spinal cord Graphite 7782-42-5
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Zusammenfassung:© 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
The nervous system is a vital part of organisms to survive and it endows them with remarkable abilities, such as perception, recognition, regulation, learning, and decision-making, by intertwining myriad neurons. To realize such outstanding efficacies and functions, many artificial devices and systems have been investigated to emulate the operating principles of the nervous system. Here, an artificial reflex arc (ARA) and artificial pain modulation system (APMS) are proposed to imitate the unconscious behaviors of the spinal cord. Gdx Oy - and Alx Oy -based charge-regulated field-effect transistors (CRFETs) with a monolayer graphene channel are fabricated and adopted as inhibitory and excitatory synapses, respectively, under the same pulse signals to mimic the biological reflex arc through a connection with a poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)-based actuator. Additionally, a memristor is integrated with a CRFET as the interneuron to regulate the Dirac point by controlling the voltage drop on the graphene channel, analogous to the descending pain-inhibition system in the spinal cord, to prevent excessive pain perception. The proposed ARA and APMS provide a significant step forward to realizing the functions of the nervous system, giving promising potential for developing future intelligent alarm systems, neuroprosthetics, and neurorobotics
Beschreibung:Date Completed 28.07.2022
Date Revised 28.07.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202202059