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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Engineering softness in biomimetic neural interf
 aces
DTSTART:20201124T121500
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Stéphanie Lacour\, Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic In
 terfaces\, EPFL School of Engineering (STI)\, Institute of Microengineeri
 ng (IMT) & Center for Neuroprosthetics\nAbstract:\nThe nervous system is a
  soft and dynamic system.  In contrast\, current neural interfaces often 
 are rigid and static\, and offer a unique shape and “one-size fits all
 ” definition. The introduction of microfabrication together with the con
 cept of mechanical “invisibility” are transforming the approaches used
  to design and manufacture neural interfaces.  In this talk\, I will revi
 ew how we engineer the next generation of soft\, implantable neural interf
 aces using thin films\, microfabrication and programmed elasticity.  I wi
 ll illustrate these concepts with designs from the lab and in context of n
 europrosthetic medicine.\n\nBio:\nStéphanie P. Lacour holds the Bertarell
 i Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology at the School of Engineer
 ing at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. She is a Professor 
 in Microengineering and Bioengineering.  She is a co-founding member and 
 current director of EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics\, located at EPFL sat
 ellite – Campus Biotech in Geneva. She received her PhD in Electrical En
 gineering from INSA de Lyon\, France\, and completed postdoctoral research
  at Princeton University (USA) and the University of Cambridge (UK).  She
  joined EPFL in 2011.
LOCATION:Zoom https://epfl.zoom.us/s/87688979401
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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