Ultra-compliant neural probes implanted into tissue using a molded, biodissolvable sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC)-saccharide composite needle delivery vehicle are subjected to fluid-structure interactions that can displace the recording site of the probe with respect to its designed implant location. We applied particle velocimetry to analyze the behavior of ultra-compliant structures under different implantation conditions for a range of CMC-based materials and identified a fluid management protocol that resulted in the successful targeted depth placement of the recording sites.
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