LATEST NEWS:

• April 28th- Dr. Pedram Mohseni awarded grants by the Department of Defense (DOD) and National Science Foundation (NSF), Published in IEEE Transactions --Click here to read press release (PDF)
• April 25th- The APT Center welcomes our newest investigators Drs. Christopher J. Hernandez, and Wen H. Ko --Click here to download information about Dr. Hernandez (PDF)  --Click here to download information about Dr. Ko (PDF)
• April 23rd- Dr. Jeff Capadona interviewed by Nature Magazine's Chempod --Click here to listen to podcast (MP3)
• April 23rd- APT Center wins in poster competition at research showcase --Click here to download (PDF)
• April 22nd- APT Center earns cover of IEEE Transactions --Click here to download (PDF)
• April 7th-APT Center Annual Report for 2007 posted --Click here to download (PDF) 
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Research Project Highlight for May: Design, Development and Fabrication of Polymer Microstructures

The APT Center is currently pursuing the design and development of innovative technologies that will yield advanced polymer materials for neural interfaces, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and implantable systems for biosignal acquisition and wireless transmission for the control of prostheses and other assistive devices. This particular effort proposes to merge two of these activities, namely advanced polymer materials and MEMS technology by developing polymer-based neuro-interface devices made using MEMS-based microfabrication techniques. --click to read more

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