We are excited to invite Prof. John Rogers, the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurological Surgery, to join NU SPIE for a talk titled “Optics and Optoelectronic Systems in Biomedical Devices” on Thursday, May 21, from 12:00–1:00 PM in TGS Commons.
Abstract:
Advanced optoelectronic systems that can intimately integrate with soft living tissues have the potential to accelerate progress in biological research and to serve as the foundations for new approaches in patient care. Specifically, capabilities for deploying miniaturized electronics, light sources, photodetectors, colorimetric indicators and other components onto the surfaces or into the depths of such tissues will open up unique and important opportunities in exploring fundamental principles in biology and in improving outcomes in healthcare. This talk will describe core concepts in optics, device physics and manufacturing processes for these types of technologies, with examples of commercialized systems for neuro-engineering and patient monitoring. Demonstrations include ‘cellular-scale’ optoelectronic neural probes for behavioral research on animal models and colorimetric microfluidic systems for assessing biochemical markers of physiological state in human subjects.