| Affiliations: | Aggie Research Mentoring Program |
| Project Leader: | Md Saifur Rahman
msr@tamu.edu Biomedical Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor | Limei Tian, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Hourly payment is not available for new students during the first semester. Top performers may be recommended for hourly pay in the following semester, at the project leader’s discretion, if they are not receiving research credit. Students will receive hands-on training in materials engineering, with opportunities to earn co-authorship on publications based on their scientific contributions. We proudly collaborate with undergraduate trainees, sharing authorship on exciting projects and providing strong recommendation letters for graduate school and job applications. Selected students will also gain experience in device design and their applications in implantable and wearable technologies. Let’s achieve great things together! https://tianlab.engr.tamu.edu/publications/
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Team Needs:
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Students with a background in numerical simulations (FEM/FEA) and CAD design are encouraged to apply. Hands-on experience with function generators and oscilloscopes is preferred. (Only junior and senior students are eligible.) |
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Description:
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Generally, bioelectronics made of electronic materials, such as metals and other rigid materials, have been used for implantable devices. Due to the mechanical mismatch between soft tissue and hard electronics, using such rigid bioelectronics results in a wall of scar tissue encapsulating implants, even though the hard electronics have excellent electrical properties. Consequently, mechanical mismatch gradually causes significant tissue damage and implant failure over time. Therefore, to reduce immune responses and maintain body movement, minimizing the mechanical discrepancy between tissue and implantable rigid electronics is crucial. However, the limited availability of the right electronic materials for configuring soft implants that simultaneously mimic soft tissue modulus and support electronic properties is highly demanded. By envisioning this, we demonstrate nontoxic additives doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)-based conductive hydrogel for fabricating soft implantable microelectronics. |