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This Review discusses the role of glia as an effector of the performance and integration of devices implanted in the brain, and the implications of this for device development.
This Review discusses imaging approaches that benefit from the combination of signals and modalities to enhance patient diagnosis and the monitoring of therapy.
This Review discusses advances in implantable biomaterials that mimic the pre-metastatic niche and regulate the behaviour of tumour cells at the implant site, and their prospects for the detection of metastasis and for therapeutic interventions.
This Review provides a broad account of the applications of light in imaging, diagnosis, therapy and surgery, and discusses the promise of emerging light-based technologies.
