Organic Bionics: Soft Materials to Solve Hard Problems in Neuroengineering

该项目旨在结合有机导体、纳米技术、3D生物制造和神经工程方面的创新，开发一种能够以前所未有的稳定性和精度进行无线神经调节的生物电子系统。该项目期望产生关于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节技术。该项目将为低成本制造生物电子系统创建一个新的3D生物打印中心，从而使澳大利亚成为仿生设备的领导者。

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.