Research on a nerve electrode which can fuse with neural tissues

• Project/Area Number: 25560232
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
• Research Institution: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Takafumi 国立研究開発法人情報通信研究機構, 脳情報通信融合研究センター脳情報通信融合研究室, 主任研究員 (50302659)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: 神経電極

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to realize clinical application of Brain-Machine interface and tools for brain science, it is necessary to develop a neural probe which is safe and enables long-term stable recording. In this research, we integrated a flexible neural probe with micro structures on the surface of electrodes to achieve stable interface between electrode and neural tissue using gold plating.