Engineering Neurotechnology: Bridging Point-of-Care and Organ-on-a-Chip Solutions for Personalized Medicine
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editors
Interests: early disease detection and frontline healthcare applications; POC systems; AI-driven diagnostic technologies; lab-on-a-chip biosensing; neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation; macrophages
Interests: PoC systems; biosensors; biointerfaces; stroke; biomarkers related to neurologic disorders
Interests: microfluidics systems; organ-on-a-chip; lab-on-a-chip biosensing; mechanical phenotyping of cells; isolation of rare cancer cells; blood flow numerical simulations and modelling; 3D manufacturing; surface modifications; biomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Neuroscience and neural engineering are rapidly transforming personalized medicine through the creation of innovative solutions to neurological disorders. This Special Issue highlights cutting-edge research in applied neuroscience and neural engineering, advancing personalized diagnostics, disease monitoring, and therapeutic interventions.
Its focus includes microphysiological systems that mimic neural interactions with peripheral organs, such as organ-on-a-chip (OoC) platforms, and brain-on-a-chip systems for disease modeling and therapeutic screening. We invite submissions that cover innovative neurotechnologies, including point-of-care (POC) devices, biosensors, neural interfaces, and implantable systems for real-time monitoring. Bioengineered systems that integrate molecular diagnostics with artificial intelligence (AI) are particularly interesting, given their potential for enhancing diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficacy. Personalized approaches to neurodegenerative, neuroinflammatory, neurodevelopmental, and neuro-oncological conditions are encouraged. We also welcome research elucidating the molecular pathways, genetic factors, and cellular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders. Advances in molecular diagnostics, biomarkers, and targeted therapies are central to enhancing personalized medical approaches.
Engineering technologies are crucial for developing new therapeutics and advancing biomarker-related POC diagnostics in neurological diseases. We welcome the submission of original research, reviews, and case studies exploring these topics to this Special Issue.
Dr. Carole Sousa
Dr. Elisabete Fernandes
Dr. Diana Pinho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular neuroscience
- neural engineering
- personalized neurotechnology
- brain–computer interfaces
- point-of-care neurodiagnostics
- organ-on-a-chip systems
- microfluidics
- biosensors
- AI-integrated neurotechnologies
- translational neuroscience
- neurological disorder modeling
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