Viviana Rincón Montes

PostDoc & Junior Group Leader

Research Topics

IBI-3-Neuroelectronics, IBI-3-Neuroelectronics-for-in-vivo-applications, Bioelectronics, Neuroelectronics, Neural implants, Micro- and nanotechnology, Electrophysiology, Neuroscience

Contact

+49 2461/61-5909

E-Mail

orcid:0000-0001-8123-6805

Linkedin@viviana-rincón-montes

Address

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI)

Bioelectronics (IBI-3)

Building 02.4v / Room 228

You can find us here

About me

I am an electronics and biomedical engineer with a strong interest to generate translational research. To pursue this idea, I have focused on the development of biomedical tools, such as bioelectronic interfaces and more specifically neuroelectronic interfaces, which can facilitate the monitoring and treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, with the ultimate goal to understand and restore lost neuronal functions in the body, my research is oriented towards the development of neuroelectronics for in vivo applications.

Our work comprises the development of stealth neurotechnology for seamless integration with the body and bidirectional communication, which allows acknowledging and stimulating neuronal activity via electrical, optical, or chemical methods. We customize neural implants for target applications in the central (retinal and cortical) and peripheral nervous systems. To this end, we investigate new designs, materials, and implantation methods. Furthermore, we characterize and test the performance of our devices with in vitro, ex vivo, and cadaveric animal models, to achieve the end acute and chronic in vivo neural application.

Publications

• Rincón Montes, V., Gehlen, J., Ingebrandt, S., Mokwa, W., Walter, P., Müller, F., and Offenhäusser, A. (2020). “Development and in vitro validation of flexible intraretinal probes,” Scientific Reports, 10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76582-5

• Rincón Montes, V., Gehlen, J., Lück, S., Mokwa, W., Müller, F., Walter, P., and Offenhäusser, A. (2019). “Toward a Bidirectional Communication Between Retinal Cells and a Prosthetic Device – A Proof of Concept”. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00367

• Kireev, D., Rincón Montes, V., Stevanovic, J., Srikantharajah, K., and Offenhäusser, A. (2019). “N3-MEA Probes: Scooping Neuronal Networks”. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00320

• Kireev, D., Shokoohimehr, P., Ernst, M., Rincón Montes, V., Srikantharajah, K., Maybeck, V., Wolfrum, B., and Offenhäusser, A. (2018). “Fabrication of Ultrathin and Flexible Graphene-Based Devices for in Vivo Neuroprosthetics”. MRS Advances, 3(29), 1621–1627. doi:10.1557/adv.2018.94

• Rincón Montes, V., Quijano González,Y., Chong Quero, J.E., Villanueva Ayala, D. and Pérez Moreno, J.C. (2014). “Comparison of 4 Different Smoothness Metrics for the Quantitative Assessment of Movement’s Quality in the Upper Limb of Subjects with Cerebral Palsy”. In 2014 Pan American Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PAHCE.2014.6849644

• Rincón-Montes, V., Vargas-Olivares, A., Pichardo, S., Curiel, L. and Chong-Quero, J.E. (2013). “Quantitative Evaluation Method of Image Segmentation Techniques for Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy”. In 10th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICEEE.2013.6676044

Last Modified: 06.05.2024