Jacob Robinson1
Rice University1
Magnetic fields show very little absorption or reflection in bone and tissue, making these fields magnetic materials ideal as a transducer for bioelectronic systems. Here I will discuss how we can engineer the properties of magnetoelectric materials to show electrical and optical properties not found in nature. With these magnetoelectric metamaterials, we can rapidly control nerve impulses in rodent models for nerve injury and control the activity of engineer cells. Furthermore, magnetoelectrics enables us to create highly efficient, miniature battery-free bioelectronic networks for cardiac and neural applications. Overall, engineering the material properties of magnetoelectrics and magnetoelectric metamaterials provides a route to multifunctional miniature bioelectronic networks.