Interfacing Technologies

Chronic Interfacing

Develop techniques to sustain chronic interfaces between electronics and neural tissue.

3-D Technologies

Develop microfluidic and microelectronic structures for interfacing to 3-D neural tissue.

Overview

Stable interfacing of external electronics to nervous tissue has significant implications for our understanding of neuronal function, and for the design of 'intelligent' neuroprosthetic devices

Goals

implement technology for recording from and stimulating neural tissue in vitro and in vivo
develop neuro-integrative coatings with embedded neuro-adhesive and neuotrophic properties
create long-term cultures on multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) to study plasticity and learning

Professors with research in this area:

Bellamkonda, DeWeerth, LaPlaca, Potter