This PubMed entry documents an article titled "A biodegradable piezoelectric vertebral implant for programmable electro‑neuromodulation in spinal cord injury" published in Sci Adv. The citation indicates volume 12, issue 32, article eaeg0515, with electronic publication on 2026 Aug 5 and an issue date of 2026 Aug 7. The DOI is 10.1126/sciadv.aeg0515 and the PubMed identifier (PMID) is 42555714.
The article lists multiple authors with primary affiliations spanning neurosurgery, biomedical engineering, material science, and related laboratories. Lead and contributing authors include Penghao Liu, Xinyu Wang, Yanchun Liu, Zhuofan Xu, Yana He, Yongchang Lu, Liguo Ye, Wenjing Wu, Zan Chen, Yushu Wang, Fengyu Zhang, Xiaoping Yang, Yingjie Yu, Qing Cai, and Wanru Duan. Institutions recorded in the PubMed entry include the Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University; the Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHNA‑INI); the State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology; the Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College; The Central Laboratory, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital; the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University; and Wuxi Touchsping Technology Co., Ltd.
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The PubMed entry begins an abstract that states: "Spinal cord stimulation has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury (SCI), yet conventional electronic implants remain limited by surgical risk and lon". The abstract in the supplied source is truncated at that point and the remainder of the abstract text is not present in the provided PubMed excerpt.
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