Instrumentation and Methods

We operate onsite facilities for method developments, prototyping and testing bioelectronic systems, fabricating and measuring the performance of devices, and testing the interaction with biological materials.

Analytical Tools:

• AFM/STM
• Probe station
• Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)
• Contact Angle Measurement
• Spectrophotometry

Electrochemical characterization:

• Autolab PGSTAT302N
• Biologic VSP-300
• CHI Instruments CHI1030B

Electronic characterization:

• Noise Measurements

Chemical lab tools:

• Centrifuge

Molecular and Cell Biology:

Electrophysiology:

• Molecular Genetics Facilities
• Cell Biology
• Patch clamp technique
• MEA
• UCNPS
• Channelrhodopsins
• GECIs
• High-density electrode arrays
• Flexible electrode arrays

Microscopy:

• Magnetic Tweezers
• Live cell imaging
• ApoTome Fluorescence Microscope
• Surface Plasmon Resonance

In vivo Neurophysiology:

• 2-Photon Microscopy
• Cortical widefield imaging

Micro- and Nanofabrication Methods:

• Dip coater
• Spin coater
• Screen printer
• Nanoparticle synthesis
• Modular Glove Box