The spinal cord is surrounded by three meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord): the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. The dura mater forms the outermost covering ...

Flexible and stretchy, the implant developed at EPFL is placed beneath the dura mater, directly onto the spinal cord. Its elasticity and its potential for deformation are almost identical to the ...

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale, in Lausanne, Switzerland, to design a soft, flexible electronic implant, which they say has the same ability to bend and stretch as dura mater, the ...

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Like the brain, the spinal cord is enclosed and protected by the meninges and surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid. The meninges consist of the dura mater (external layer), arachnoid mater (middle layer) ...

In contrast, e-dura's soft silicone material can be inserted directly underneath the dura mater, so it can provide direct electrical and chemical stimulation to the nerves in the spinal cord.

"Our e-Dura implant can remain for a long period of time on the spinal cord or the cortex, precisely because it has the same mechanical properties as the dura mater itself.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounds and protects your brain and spinal cord. It’s held in place by a layer called the dura mater. A hole or a tear in the dura mater can lead to a CSF leak.

One of the health conditions modern medicine has yet to fix is paralysis in patients who have experienced accidents affecting their spinal cords. But, CNET reports, … ...