Ultra-flexible and ultra-compact brain computer interface for recording and brain stimulation

# Record card
82
Thematic areas
Health & Biotech / Smart Devices for Health and Wellness
Health & Biotech / Medical Device
Health & Biotech / Micro and nanotechnology related to biological sciences
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic kits
Description

We present a new concept of ultra-compact, configurable and implantable brain computer interface (BCI). The device can be applied to monitor or stimulate, with high temporal and spatial accuracy, neural activity of the brain. It allows implementation of closed-loop algorithms in real time applications. The system can be also used in vitro to monitor or induce cell growth or as tDCS tool. The system can be customized (microelectrodes materials and shapes) to guarantee the best solution for the specific application. Thanks to its modular design, the system is intrinsically multi-purpose and it can be easily adapted into a large variety of applications such as Electrocorticography (ECoG), Electromyography (EMG), Electroencephalography (EEG), Electrocardiography (ECG), Transcranial stimulation, etc. The novelty of the system relies on the possibility to exploit nanomaterials and advanced microelectronics to tailor specific tasks in a bidirectional communication with the brain.

Business fields
Industry
Type of innovation
Product innovation
Process innovation
Description of innovative features / Competitive advantages
  • Ultra-compact electronic system (board with dimensions similar to a 2€ coin)
  • Ultra-flexible microelectrode array (down to 4 um whole thickness)
  • Low latency in the bidirectional communication (ms)
  • Nanostructured electrode surface to increase the signal to noise ratio.
Reference market
Incremental innovation
Impacts on existing markets
Creation of new markets
Development stage
Prototype
TRL
7
Advantages
New product/process/service/technology
Patented technology
No
Technology validation/demonstration
Internal validation
Market positioning
Italian
European
International
Partner required
Enteprise
Seed capital
Cooperation in national /european / international project

Information
For more information and/or to be put in contact with the Research Team, please contact the Project Manager:

Barbara Angelini - Project Manager
CNR - Unità Valorizzazione della Ricerca
Phone number 06.49932415
E-mail barbara.angelini@cnr.it