Professor Ivan Minev
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Professor of Intelligent Healthcare Technologies
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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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- Profile
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Ivan Minev studied Physics at Imperial College London graduating in 2008. He obtained his PhD degree from the University of Cambridge in 2012. Working in the group of Stephanie Lacour, he was involved in developing stretchable electronics. Between 2012 and 2016, Ivan was post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Neuroprosthetics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), developing soft implants for the nervous system. From 2016 to 2019, he was research group leader at the Biotechnology Center of Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.
Ivan joined ACSE in October 2019.
- Research interests
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Bioelectronic implants improve the lives of countless individuals through diagnostic or prosthetic functions. Beyond the success of cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants or deep brain stimulation, many more therapeutic applications in the nervous and cardiovascular systems remain unexplored. Making the most out of these opportunities will depend on implantable systems that can record and stimulate neural activity and integrate seamlessly with soft tissues in the body.
My group is working on:
- Building sensor-actuator networks to enable listening and speaking to the nervous system in several “languages”. We treat the nervous system not only as an electrical, but also as a chemical, thermal and optical machine.
- Development of 3D printing technologies for the physical realization of implantable bioelectronic devices and soft robots.
- Novel biomaterials (e.g. hydrogels) for engineering the interaction between implant and host tissue.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Electronic tissue technologies for seamless biointerfaces. Journal of Polymer Science.
- Electrically controlled click‐chemistry for assembly of bioactive hydrogels on diverse micro‐ and flexible electrodes. Macromolecular Rapid Communications.
- Monitoring of hand function enabled by low complexity sensors printed on textile. Flexible and Printed Electronics, 7(3). View this article in WRRO
- Electro-assisted printing of soft hydrogels via controlled electrochemical reactions. Nature Communications, 13(1).
- A multimodal neuroprosthetic interface to record, modulate and classify electrophysiological biomarkers relevant to neuropsychiatric disorders. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9. View this article in WRRO
- Printed elastic membranes for multimodal pacing and recording of human stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes. npj Flexible Electronics, 4(1). View this article in WRRO
- Biomarkers and neuromodulation techniques in substance use disorders. Bioelectronic Medicine, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
- Highly conductive, stretchable, and cell‐adhesive hydrogel by nanoclay doping. Small, 15(27). View this article in WRRO
- Direct writing of elastic fibers with optical, electrical, and microfluidic functionality. Advanced Materials Technologies, 4(7). View this article in WRRO
- Cytocompatible, injectable, and electroconductive soft adhesives with hybrid covalent/noncovalent dynamic network. Advanced Science, 6(15). View this article in WRRO
- Spatiotemporal neuromodulation therapies engaging muscle synergies improve motor control after spinal cord injury. Nature Medicine, 22(2), 138-145.
- Chronic Electrical Nerve Stimulation as a Therapeutic Intervention for Peripheral Nerve Repair. Bioelectronic Medicine, 2(1), 43-48.
- Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces. Science, 347(6218), 159-163.
- Research Update: Platinum-elastomer mesocomposite as neural electrode coating. APL Materials, 3(1), 014701-014701.
- Corticospinal neuroprostheses to restore locomotion after spinal cord injury. Neuroscience Research, 78, 21-29.
- A Microchannel Neuroprosthesis for Bladder Control After Spinal Cord Injury in Rat. Science Translational Medicine, 5(210), 210ra155-210ra155.
- Localization of Folds and Cracks in Thin Metal Films Coated on Flexible Elastomer Foams. Advanced Materials, 25(22), 3117-3121.
- Interaction of glia with a compliant, microstructured silicone surface. Acta Biomaterialia, 9(6), 6936-6942.
- Concurrent recordings of bladder afferents from multiple nerves using a microfabricated PDMS microchannel electrode array. Lab on a Chip, 12(14), 2540-2540.
- High sensitivity recording of afferent nerve activity using ultra-compliant microchannel electrodes: an acutein vivovalidation. Journal of Neural Engineering, 9(2), 026005-026005.
- Discharge of ferroelectrets upon ionizing alpha-radiation. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 18(1), 64-68.
- Impedance spectroscopy on stretchable microelectrode arrays. Applied Physics Letters, 97(4), 043707-043707.
- A multimodal neuroprosthetic interface to record, modulate and classify electrophysiological correlates of cognitive function. View this article in WRRO
- Rapid prototyping of soft bioelectronic implants for use as neuromuscular interfaces. Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Chapters
- Conductive Hydrogels for Bioelectronic Interfaces, Neural Interface Engineering (pp. 237-265). Springer International Publishing
- Mechanically Compliant Neural Interfaces, Stretchable Bioelectronics for Medical Devices and Systems (pp. 257-273). Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- Stretchable electrodes for neuroprosthetic interfaces. 2012 IEEE Sensors, 28 October 2012 - 31 October 2012.
- Evaluation of negative photo-patternable PDMS for the encapsulation of neural electrodes. 2011 5th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 27 April 2011 - 1 May 2011.
- Evaluation of an elastomer based gold microelectrode array for neural recording applications. 2011 5th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 27 April 2011 - 1 May 2011.
- Electronic tissue technologies for seamless biointerfaces. Journal of Polymer Science.
- Research group
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We currently have several open positions for enthusiastic PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact us.
- Grants
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European Research Council, Starting Grant, Integrated Implant Technology for Multi-modal Brain Interfaces (IntegraBrain), 2019 – 2024, 1,496,000 €.
Volkswagen Foundation, Freigeist fellowship, Electronic Tissue Technology for Spinal Cord Repair, 2017 – 2021, 920,000 €