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44
Citations
9478
World Ranking
3680
National Ranking
1338

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to electronically-aided neural prosthetic devices

Overview

Wentai Liu is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields primarily within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, gastroenterology, physiology, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on neural interfaces, neuromodulation, and physiological response mechanisms. Notable works include:

  • "Stretchable, dynamic covalent polymers for soft, long-lived bioresorbable electronic stimulators designed to facilitate neuromuscular regeneration," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Sciatic nerve stimulation alleviates acute neuropathic pain via modulation of neuroinflammation and descending pain inhibition in a rodent model," 2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Crosstalk in polymer microelectrode arrays," 2021, Nano Research
  • "Acute neuromodulation restores spinally-induced motor responses after severe spinal cord injury," 2020, Experimental Neurology
  • "The effect of colonic tissue electrical stimulation and celiac branch of the abdominal vagus nerve neuromodulation on colonic motility in anesthetized pigs," 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Frequent coauthors in Liu's research collaborations include:

  • Muriel Larauche
  • Mulugeta Million
  • Po-Min Wang
  • Giuliano Taccola
  • Stanislav Culaclii

Publications by Wentai Liu have appeared regularly in various scientific venues. Among the most frequent are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Algorithms
  • Gastroenterology
  • Physiology

Liu's contributions to the field have been recognized through awards such as the IEEE Fellow honor awarded in 2017 for contributions to electronically-aided neural prosthetic devices.

Best Publications

  • A neuro-stimulus chip with telemetry unit for retinal prosthetic device

    W. Liu;K. Vichienchom;M. Clements;S.C. DeMarco

  • Design and analysis of an adaptive transcutaneous power telemetry for biomedical implants

    Guoxing Wang;Wentai Liu;M. Sivaprakasam;G.A. Kendir

  • A 128-Channel 6 mW Wireless Neural Recording IC With Spike Feature Extraction and UWB Transmitter

    Moo Sung Chae;Zhi Yang;M.R. Yuce;Linh Hoang

  • An Integrated 256-Channel Epiretinal Prosthesis

    Kuanfu Chen;Zhi Yang;Linh Hoang;J Weiland

  • Wave-pipelining: a tutorial and research survey

    W.P. Burleson;M. Ciesielski;F. Klass;W. Liu

  • An optimal design methodology for inductive power link with class-E amplifier

    G.A. Kendir;Wentai Liu;Guoxing Wang;M. Sivaprakasam

  • Stretchable, dynamic covalent polymers for soft, long-lived bioresorbable electronic stimulators designed to facilitate neuromuscular regeneration.

    Yeon Sik Choi;Yuan-Yu Hsueh;Jahyun Koo;Quansan Yang

  • A 128-Channel 6mW Wireless Neural Recording IC with On-the-Fly Spike Sorting and UWB Tansmitter

    Moosung Chae;Wentai Liu;Zhi Yang;Tungchien Chen

  • Inductor Modeling in Wireless Links for Implantable Electronics

    Zhi Yang;Wentai Liu;E. Basham

  • A variable range bi-phasic current stimulus driver circuitry for an implantable retinal prosthetic device

    M. Sivaprakasam;Wentai Liu;M.S. Humayun;J.D. Weiland

  • Wireless wearable big data brain machine interface

    Wentai Liu;Mau-Chung Frank Chang;Yen-Cheng Kuan;Yi-kai Lo

  • Transparent arrays of bilayer-nanomesh microelectrodes for simultaneous electrophysiology and two-photon imaging in the brain

    Yi Qiang;Pietro Artoni;Kyung Jin Seo;Stanislav Culaclii

  • Design Optimization for Integrated Neural Recording Systems

    Moo Sung Chae;Wentai Liu;M. Sivaprakasam

  • A dual band wireless power and data telemetry for retinal prosthesis.

    Guoxing Wang;Wentai Liu;Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam;Mingcui Zhou

  • Analysis of Dual Band Power and Data Telemetry for Biomedical Implants

    Guoxing Wang;Peijun Wang;Yina Tang;Wentai Liu

  • Computed SAR and thermal elevation in a 0.25-mm 2-D model of the human eye and head in response to an implanted retinal stimulator - part I: models and methods

    G. Lazzi;S.C. DeMarco;Wentai Liu;J.D. Weiland

  • Wireless Body Sensor Network Using Medical Implant Band

    Mehmet R. Yuce;Steven W. Ng;Naung L. Myo;Jamil Y. Khan

  • Retinal prosthesis

    Wentai Liu;M.S. Hurnayun

  • An arbitrary waveform stimulus circuit for visual prostheses using a low-area multibias DAC

    S.C. DeMarco;Wentai Liu;P.R. Singh;G. Lazzi

  • Architecture tradeoffs in high-density microstimulators for retinal prosthesis

    M. Sivaprakasam;Wentai Liu;Guoxing Wang;J.D. Weiland

Frequent Co-Authors

Mehmet Rasit Yuce
Mehmet Rasit Yuce Monash University
Paul D. Franzon
Paul D. Franzon North Carolina State University
Liang-Gee Chen
Liang-Gee Chen National Taiwan University
Yu-Chong Tai
Yu-Chong Tai California Institute of Technology
Rahul Sarpeshkar
Rahul Sarpeshkar Dartmouth College
Wayne Burleson
Wayne Burleson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wim Dehaene
Wim Dehaene KU Leuven
Minkyu Je
Minkyu Je Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kenneth L. Shepard
Kenneth L. Shepard Columbia University
Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Ralph Etienne-Cummings Johns Hopkins University

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