These devices are fabricated using micropatterning techniques commonly associated with integrated circuits. Potential practical applications include new sensors or sensor geometries, and novel cell culture systems. Algorithms are being developed fro real-time signal conditioning and event recognition using advanced electronics.
Primary emphasis is on multiple channel neural signals.
Potential practical applications are advances in on-line instrumentation. This research is aimed at inferring structure from multiple data streams derived from the nervous system. Techniques include multiple channel correlation, statistical hypothesis testing, and neural networks. The algorithms and insights may be applied in a variety of multisensor problems, including automated analysts of absorption spectra for chemical identification.