George Malliaras (Uni. of Cambridge): "Why conducting polymers for bioelectronics?"

George Malliaras received a PhD from the University of Groningen and taught at Cornell and Ecole des Mines before joining Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, the European Avademy of Sciences, Academia Europaea and a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Linköping.

Abstract: Neurological conditions affect nearly one in six people in the world, imposing significant health, economic and societal burden. Bioelectronic medicine aims to restore or replace neurological function with the help of implantable electronic devices. Conducting polymers have shown great promise in these devices. I will discuss the reasons for this and explore future applications of these materials in bioelectronics.