Organic Bionics: Soft Materials to Solve Hard Problems in Neuroengineering

该项目旨在将有机导体、纳米技术、3D生物织物和神经工程的创新联合收割机结合起来，开发一种能够以前所未有的稳定性和精确度进行无线神经调节的生物电子系统。该项目预计将产生有关促进光学神经调节的材料特性的新知识，以及在生物环境中获得长期材料稳定性的新策略。预期的结果是产生新的材料设计规则，以促进生物医学工程中的无线神经调制技术。该项目将通过创建一个新的3D生物打印中心来低成本制造生物电子系统，将澳大利亚定位为仿生设备领域的领导者。

This project aims to combine innovations in organic conductors, nanotechnology, 3D biofabrication and neuroengineering to develop a bioelectronic system capable of wireless neuromodulation with unprecedented stability and precision. This project expects to generate new knowledge regarding the properties of materials that promote optical neuromodulation and new strategies to obtain long-term material stability in biological environments. The expected outcome is to generate new material design rules to facilitate wireless neuromodulation technologies in biomedical engineering. The project will position Australia as a leader in bionic devices by creating a new 3D bioprinting hub for low-cost fabrication of bioelectronic systems.