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'''Stretchable microelectrode arrays (stretchable MEAs or sMEAs)''' (also referred to as stretchable [[microelectrode array|multielectrode arrays]]) are a specialized type of microelectrode array (MEA) with a key advantage; they can be deformed, stretched, bent, and twisted while maintaining electrical functionality whereas standard MEAs break upon mechanical [[Structural load|loading]]. Flexible MEAs (flexMEA), which are often confounded with stretchable MEAs, lie in between stretchable MEAs and standard MEA in terms of their [[mechanical properties]] because they bend and twist to some degree, but not stretch.
Just like traditional MEAs, stretchable MEAs consist of a few thousand microelectrodes that allow recording or stimulation of electrical signals from cells (neurons, muscles, etc.), and are used [[in vivo]] in a living being or [[in vitro]] with cell cultures.
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