Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160104625

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160104625

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Design of an optrode for next generation brain-machine interfaces. The project plans to use a new class of liquid crystals – deformed helix ferroelectric (DHF) liquid crystal – to sense extracellular biopotentials. In response to an applied electrical field, it has been shown that DHF crystals can modulate a polarised light source with extraordinary sensitivity and linear response down to the microvolt range. Using this technology, the project plans to initially design and test a single optrode device on the bench, before in vitro testing and characterisation using two-photon microscopy. The final design would be a higher density sensor array using a fibre optic source and multiple optical couplers. This may support the development of new ways to implant sensing and diagnostic devices in the body.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $457,600.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications) | Biomedical Instrumentation | Biomedical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Scientific Instruments | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |

Other Keywords

Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Instrumentation | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications) | Scientific Instruments

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