About
Micro and nano fabrication methods,
offer many unique and exciting opportunities in the realm of brain-machine interfaces and lab on a
chip. Our research is focused on developing novel micro and nanofabrication techniques
for biological applications. In collaboration with several other groups we are
developing new tools for better investigation of biological issues such as
neural network formations and activity, and cellular sensitivity to roughness. New neuro-prosthesis systems is an
additional major focus area of our activity.
What’s new
Researchers
define brain's neural hierarchy (EETimes, July
2011)
Understanding
the Human Neurosystem by Researching Locust Brains
(ScienceDaily, Jan 2011)
Will
scientists soon be able to read our minds? (HAARETZ.com, May 2010)
Seeing a
Bionic Eye on Medicine's Horizon (ScienceDaily, March
2010)
A more
sensitive sensor (AFTAU, March 2010)
Integrating
nanotube-based NEMS into large scale MEMS (nanowerk,
July 2009)
Topography
of carbon nanotubes confers better adhesive properties (BrainsLab.net,
March 2009)
Peptide nanotubes join the
device club (nanotechweb.org, Jan 2008)
Nanotechnology Circuit
Board (nanowerk, November 2007)
Cross-Circuiting
to Nanotubes (Scientific American, November 2007)
Nanocircuits made easy (Royal Society of Chemistry,
October 2007)
Toward Next-generation Integrated
Circuits Made From Carbon Nanotubes (ScienceDaily,
October 2007)
Making Neurons Remember (PhysicsCentral.com,
August 2007)
A brain on a chip (IEEE
spectrum, June 2006)
Neurons self-organise
to make brain chips (NewScientist, June 2006)
Presentations
Innate
oscillations and signal propagation in engineered neuronal circuits (PDF)
Carbon nanotube
Structures and Devices (PDF)
Clips
The amazing
things locust neurons do (wmv file)
Engineered
neural networks (wmv file)
Carbon nanotube
DPD simulator (wmv file)
Top dissertations
Model
and Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Mechanics with the Dissipative Particle
Dynamics Simulation Method (Orly Levi 2008)
Compact self-wiring in cultured neural
networks and process entanglement as a neuronal anchorage mechanism (Raya Sorkin
2008)
Patterning Large Scale Electronic
Networks of Carbon Nanotubes (Ze’ev Abrams 2007)
Collaborators
Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob (Physics, TAU
Israel)
Dr. Danny Baranes (BGU, Israel)
Prof. Ehud Gazit (Molecular Microbiology
& Biotech,TAU Israel)
Prof. Ori Cheshnovsky (Chemistry,
TAU, Israel)
Prof.
Amir Ayali (Zoology, TAU, Israel)
Dr. Andreas Greiner and Prof. Jan
Korvink (IMTEK,
U Freiburg, Germany)
Dr. Evelyne Sernagor (U NewCastle, UK)
Prof. Shlomo Yitzchaik (HUJI, Israel)
Prof.
Uri Banin (HUJI, Israel)