MERIDIAN

Micro and Nano Engineered Bi-Directional Carbon Interfaces for Advanced Peripheral Nervous System Prosthetics and Hybrid Bionics

 Coordinatore INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW 

 Organization address address: Kapeldreef 75
city: LEUVEN
postcode: 3001

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Christine
Cognome: Van Houtven
Email: send email
Telefono: 3216281613
Fax: 3216281812

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Belgium [BE]
 Totale costo 5˙243˙621 €
 EC contributo 3˙780˙000 €
 Programma FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
 Code Call FP7-NMP-2011-SMALL-5
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-03-01   -   2015-02-28

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

 Organization address address: Kapeldreef 75
city: LEUVEN
postcode: 3001

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Christine
Cognome: Van Houtven
Email: send email
Telefono: 3216281613
Fax: 3216281812

BE (LEUVEN) coordinator 523˙841.00
2    THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM.

 Organization address address: GIVAT RAM CAMPUS
city: JERUSALEM
postcode: 91904

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Jane
Cognome: Turner
Email: send email
Telefono: +972 2 6586676
Fax: +972 7 22447007

IL (JERUSALEM) participant 530˙345.00
3    UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN

 Organization address address: PRINSSTRAAT 13
city: ANTWERPEN
postcode: 2000

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Anne
Cognome: Adams
Email: send email
Telefono: 3232653028
Fax: 3232653011

BE (ANTWERPEN) participant 454˙240.00
4    MULTI CHANNEL SYSTEMS MCS GMBH

 Organization address address: ASPENHAUSTRASSE 21
city: REUTLINGEN
postcode: 72770

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Karl-Heinz
Cognome: Boven
Email: send email
Telefono: 497122000000
Fax: 4971220000000

DE (REUTLINGEN) participant 440˙920.00
5    UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

 Organization address address: Campus UAB -BELLATERRA- s/n
city: CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES
postcode: 8193

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Francisca
Cognome: Rabadán Sotos
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 93 5813752
Fax: +34 93 5811573

ES (CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES) participant 383˙874.00
6    SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA

 Organization address address: PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA, 33
city: PISA
postcode: 56127

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Paolo
Cognome: Dario
Email: send email
Telefono: 39050883528
Fax: 39050883519

IT (PISA) participant 381˙441.00
7    NEURODAN AS

 Organization address address: SOFIENDALSVEJ 85
city: AALBORG
postcode: 9200

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Monika
Cognome: Rakos
Email: send email
Telefono: +45 70 27 22 97
Fax: +45 70 27 22 17

DK (AALBORG) participant 357˙636.00
8    AALBORG UNIVERSITET

 Organization address address: FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 5
city: AALBORG
postcode: 9220

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Henrik
Cognome: Lauridsen
Email: send email
Telefono: 4599403745
Fax: 4598154008

DK (AALBORG) participant 317˙034.00
9    UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN GOETTINGEN - GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET GOETTINGEN - STIFTUNG OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS

 Organization address address: Robert-Koch-Strasse 40
city: GOETTINGEN
postcode: 37075

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Christiane
Cognome: Hennecke
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 551 39 8770
Fax: +49 551 39 22593

DE (GOETTINGEN) participant 248˙140.00
10    NANO6 SRO

 Organization address address: NAMESTI SITNA 3105
city: KLADNO
postcode: 27201

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Frantisek
Cognome: Fendrych
Email: send email
Telefono: +420 739 776 660

CZ (KLADNO) participant 142˙529.00
11    OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH

 Organization address address: MAX-NAEDER-STRASSE 15
city: DUDERSTADT
postcode: 37115

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Dirk
Cognome: Nachtwey
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 5527 848 3427

DE (DUDERSTADT) participant 0.00

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neurons    intracellular    advantage    functions    motor    single    vivo    form    time    prosthetics    interfaces    carbon    electrode    bionic    muscle    preclinical    neural    bidirectional    sensory   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The main goal of this proposal is to bring novel technology of biocompatible, low bio-fouling, high electrochemical performance carbon nanomaterials to in-vivo preclinical applications and at the same time to use this materials to develop a highly advanced concept of intimate intracellular contact, based on bottom - up technology of, engulfing the micro-electrode by neural cells. Such bionic interfaces resemble true intrinsic physiological properties of neural somas and form a tight, extremely low-invasive bidirectional coupling for both motor and sensory functions. Advantage of our approach is unperfected fidelity of signals and resolution of single neuron fibers to be coupled to one protruding electrode. The research targets are devices ranging from cuff or lead electrodes to novel bidirectional interfaces for both sensory and motor functions for cybernetic mind-controlled prosthetics. Instead of re-targeting to an entire muscle, our research comes thus with a technique how to couple neurons by an intracellular way to form a single microelectrode-axon stimulating device and at the same time to provide sensory input , being on the front edge of research on bionic interfaces for novel neuroprosthetics. The proposed technology takes advantage of unique properties of well established nanodiamond thin films, with their unique and the simple carbon chemistry allowing integration with antibactericidal and anti-inflammatory surfaces. MERIDIAN will demonstrate devices in in-vivo studies and in preclinical tests on humans and benchmark fabricated devices with the current state of the art bionic system on the market.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU-funded scientists are developing novel electrode technology to simulate communication between single neurons and muscle fibres. The prosthetics should pioneer breakthrough treatments for conditions from urinary incontinence to neurodegenerative disease.

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