Wednesday, 20 June 2012 08:32

Neural Implants of Carbon Featured

In the BMBF-funded project NeuroCare scientists from the Research Center Jülich and eleven other institutes have developed novel bio-interfaces from carbon in order to create a better connection between nerve cells and electronics.

For several years medical technicians worked on implants intending to compensate the damage to the nervous system after an accident or illness. Therefore, visual impairments and those of hearing, traumatic injuries to the spine or even psychiatric disorders or chronic neurodegenerative diseases will be treated.

So far there are particular problems concerning the connection of living tissue and electrical circuits. Now the NeuroCare researchers focus on so-called bio-carbon interfaces.

For more information (in German):
http://www.biotechnologie.de/BIO/Navigation/DE/Foerderung/foerderbeispiele,did=152532.html