Fall 2021 Physics Colloquium

Fall 2021 Physics Colloquium Friday, September 3, 2021 PAS 201 @ 3:00 pm Dr. Philipp Gutruf, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Arizona Soft, Battery-Free, Wireless Sensors and Photonics for the Assessment and Stimulation of Biological Systems Recent advances in materials and fabrication concepts for soft electronics coupled with miniaturization of wireless energy transfer schemes enable the creation of highperformance electronic and optoelectronic systems with sizes, shapes and physical properties matched to biological systems. Applications range from continuous monitors for health diagnosis to minimally invasive exploratory tools for neuroscience. This seminar explores the creation of such systems and discusses applications in the context of imperceptible body-worn devices for the assessment of health. The seminar will also explore highly miniaturized embodiments featuring advanced capabilities in energy harvesting and photonics to enable deployment as multifunctional subdermally implantable neuroscience tools with neuromodulation capabilities in a broad range of freely behaving animal subjects. Specifically, we will explore the use of such tools to record and stimulate cell type specific neuronal population in the central and peripheral nervous system and explore health of the musculoskeletal system. . ** Refreshments served from 2:45pm – 3:00pm in PAS 218. Thank you. **