Biocompatible Electro-Ionic Signal Transduction

生物电子学是一个新的前沿领域，涉及将电气控制系统和生物实体集成在一起，用于原位生物监测、细胞水平控制和组织询问等应用。生物学中的电信号主要由离子电流传输，而传统的电子学依赖于电子。该项目解决了生物电子学的关键挑战；能够传导离子和电子电流的生物相容性电接口的发展。该项目将专门研究导电生物大分子的复杂传输物理，并开发新的界面设备，最终目标是为细胞级电子通信创造一种简单而通用的转导元件。

Bioelectronics is a new frontier field concerned with integrating electrical control systems and biological entities for applications such as in-situ bio-monitoring and cellular-level control and interrogation of tissue. Electrical signals in biology are mostly carried by ion currents, whilst conventional electronics rely on electrons. This project addresses the critical challenge of bioelectronics; the development of biocompatible electrical interfaces capable of transducing ion-and-electron currents. This project will specifically study the complex transport physics of conducting biomacromolecules and develop new interface devices, with an ultimate goal is to create a simple and generic transducing element for cellular-level electrical communication.