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1.Independent researcher, Pavia, Italy
2.Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA
3.Henry Ford Health, Department of Ophthalmology, Detroit, MI, USA
Mohammad Mohammadiaria (momoaria990@gmail.com)
Shashi Bhushan Srivastava (ssrivas4@hfhs.org)
Received:01 April 2025,
Revised:2025-08-19,
Accepted:23 September 2025,
Published Online:24 November 2025,
Published:31 December 2025
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Mohammadiaria, M. & Srivastava, S.B. Metasurface-assisted bioelectronics: bridging photonic innovation with biomedical implants. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 3801-3811 (2025).
Mohammadiaria, M. & Srivastava, S.B. Metasurface-assisted bioelectronics: bridging photonic innovation with biomedical implants. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 3801-3811 (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-02072-w.
Wireless cellular stimulation has been widely applied for bioengineering and bidirectional communication with the brain. Different technologies
such as photoelectrical stimulation as an alternative to optogenetics
have emerged for a wide range of remote therapeutic applications using light. Metasurfaces enable pixel-wise control of electric field distribution by engineering absorption and wavefront shaping
with responses tuned to incident light polarization
frequency
and phase
offering precise stimulation and wireless control in retinal
cochlear
and cardiac implants. Moreover
by leveraging terahertz (THz) band patches
reconfigurable metasurfaces controlled via FPGA and holography
and virtual reality-assisted designs
these interfaces can revolutionize bioelectronic medicine.
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