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This Review discusses the characteristics of neural probes that are most likely to facilitate the clinical translation of invasive neural interfaces, the abiotic and biotic factors that contribute to their failure and emerging neural-interface architectures.
This Review discusses requirements—in cell sources, functional and safety testing, manufacturing and storage, and clinical-trial design—for the clinical advancement of cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease.