A new study shows that coating neural prosthetic implants with the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone helps reduce the body’s immune response and scar tissue formation.

4% paraformaldehyde was used for fixing cells for 30 min after treatment. 0.5% Triton X-100 was used to permeabilize cells for 20 min. Then cells were blocked in 1% BSA at room temperature for 1 h.

There are two broad types of SNMD: spinal cord stimulation (SCS), where electrodes are placed near the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRGS) where electrodes are placed near the ...