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- Title
An artificially-intelligent cornea with tactile sensation enables sensory expansion and interaction.
- Authors
Qu, Shangda; Sun, Lin; Zhang, Song; Liu, Jiaqi; Li, Yue; Liu, Junchi; Xu, Wentao
- Abstract
We demonstrate an artificially-intelligent cornea that can assume the functions of the native human cornea such as protection, tactile perception, and light refraction, and possesses sensory expansion and interactive functions. These functions are realized by an artificial corneal reflex arc that is constructed to implement mechanical and light information coding, information processing, and the regulation of transmitted light. Digitally-aligned, long and continuous zinc tin oxide (ZTO) semiconductor fabric patterns were fabricated as the active channels of the artificial synapse, which are non-toxic, heavy-metal-free, low-cost, and ensure superior comprehensive optical properties (transmittance >99.89%, haze <0.36%). Precisely-tuned crystal-phase structures of the ZTO fibers enabled reconfigurable synaptic plasticity, which is applicable to encrypted communication and associative learning. This work suggests new strategies for the tuning of synaptic plasticity and the design of visual neuroprosthetics, and has important implications for the development of neuromorphic electronics and for visual restoration. Existing artificial corneas can assume partial functions of the human cornea, but sense reconstruction remains a challenge. Qu et al. develop an artificially-intelligent cornea with tactile sensation that enables sensory expansion and interaction.
- Subjects
SENSES; ZINC tin oxide; NEUROPLASTICITY; REFRACTION (Optics); ASSOCIATIVE learning
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-42240-3