Summary
Within the eAXON project, which is funded by an ERC CoG, we have developed and demonstrated wireless microstimulators whose operation is based on rectification of volume conducted bursts of innocuous high-frequency current externally delivered through textile electrodes. In contrast to previous implantable stimulation technologies apt for clinical use, our technology allows the implementation of much thinner implants that can be minimally invasively deployed by injection. Our prototypes are threadlike, with a diameter of less than 1 mm, and consist of a silicone tubular body with two electrodes at the opposite ends and a titanium capsule in the middle that hermetically houses the electronics. Such a degree of miniaturization is possible because our technology avoids the need for bulky components within the implants (e.g., batteries or coils). The proposed PoC project is essentially intended to facilitate the exploitation of this technology for therapeutics based on electrical stimulation.
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101112853 |
| Start date: | 01-04-2023 |
| End date: | 30-09-2024 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | - 150 000,00 Euro |
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Within the eAXON project, which is funded by an ERC CoG, we have developed and demonstrated wireless microstimulators whose operation is based on rectification of volume conducted bursts of innocuous high-frequency current externally delivered through textile electrodes. In contrast to previous implantable stimulation technologies apt for clinical use, our technology allows the implementation of much thinner implants that can be minimally invasively deployed by injection. Our prototypes are threadlike, with a diameter of less than 1 mm, and consist of a silicone tubular body with two electrodes at the opposite ends and a titanium capsule in the middle that hermetically houses the electronics. Such a degree of miniaturization is possible because our technology avoids the need for bulky components within the implants (e.g., batteries or coils). The proposed PoC project is essentially intended to facilitate the exploitation of this technology for therapeutics based on electrical stimulation.Status
SIGNEDCall topic
ERC-2022-POC2Update Date
31-07-2023
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