Biocompatible Neuromorphic Device Array Based on Naturally Sourced Mucin for Implantable Bioelectronics.
Journal:
ACS nano
PMID:
40048287
Abstract
Although the demand for intelligent implantable bioelectronics is steadily increasing, their progress is hindered by the limited availability of materials with sufficient biocompatibility for implantation. Herein, we propose a neuromorphic device with human brain-inspired biomimetic functionality utilizing naturally sourced mucin as the active layer material. The mucin-based neuromorphic memristor (MNM) array successfully mimics key synaptic behaviors uniformly, including a paired-pulse facilitation index of 122.65%, transition from short-term to long-term memory, long-term potentiation, and long-term depression. In addition to the effect of the defect-rich mucin active layer, these behaviors are enhanced by the presence of a MgO interfacial layer formed at its interface with the Mg top electrode. The cell cytotoxicity test results demonstrate the superior biocompatibility of the MNM array, which shows a relative cell viability of 108.46% after 72 h of cell culture. Moreover, the artificial neural network simulation demonstrates a recognition rate of 89.93% after 125 training epochs, which suggests that naturally sourced materials, including mucin, can be used in implantable bioelectronics for advanced medical healthcare applications.