2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

Symposium SB04-2D Nanomaterial-Enabled Multifunctional Bioelectronics

Bioelectronics have revolutionized healthcare by enabling fundamental physiological and electrophysiological research, real-time healthcare monitoring, and advanced therapeutic interventions. Recent advances in nanomaterial engineering are transforming the fundamental capabilities of wearable and implantable bioelectronics. In this symposium, we will cover the latest developments in the rapidly growing field of nanomaterial enabled multifunctional bioelectronics across multiple length-scales: from cellular investigations to human scale clinical platforms. The symposium content will include, but not limited to, the application of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials as active and passive components of bioelectronic interfaces, fabrication and operation of novel biosensors and bioelectronics platforms, development of wearable and implantable functional devices, and hybrid multimodal integrated devices of clinical translation. The symposium will also include discussion on the fundamental properties of 2D nanomaterials that enable their unique bioelectronics. Topics related to the acute and chronic biocompatibility and cytotoxicity of 2D nanomaterials will be explored as well. The symposium will provide a portal to the attendees on the state-of-the-art in research on 2D nanomaterial-based devices, including their fabrication, operation, and integration into functional devices. The application of 2D nanomaterial enabled bioelectronics (such as transistors, passive electrodes, optoelectronic devices, neuromorphic, artificially synaptic devices, etc.) for biochemical sensing, electrophysiological recording and modulation will be discussed. The symposium will consider and endorse contributions that leverage novel 2D nanomaterial based heterostructures for bioelectronic applications.
This timely symposium will disseminate the findings of this in the vogue research field to a broad audience. It will enable and stimulate the wider academic community to explore the development of nanomaterial-based bioelectronics towards supporting future on-body, real-time health care monitoring in times of urgently required growth in remote, user-specific healthcare monitoring of the elderly and vulnerable groups.

Topics will include:

  • Graphene and other 2D Materials based bioelectronic devices
  • Wearable bioelectronics employing 2D nanomaterials
  • Nanoscale tools for implantable devices and neurosurgical applications
  • Applications of 2D- & other nanomaterials in cellular electrophysiology
  • Applications of 2D nanomaterials in wearable and implantable biomolecular sensing
  • Graphene and other 2D Materials based bioenergy devices
  • Integration of graphene and related nanomaterials into brain-computer interface technologies
  • Study of the biocompatibility and toxicity associated with 2D nanomaterials
  • 2D nanomaterials in targeted drug delivery systems and cancer research
  • Large-scale integrated systems based on 2D nanomaterials for healthcare applications
  • Bioelectronic systems mimicking tissue properties using 2D nanomaterials
  • 2D Nanomaterials aspects for advanced bioelectronics
  • 2D Nanobiosensors

Invited Speakers:

  • Laura Ballerini (International School for Advanced Studies, Italy)
  • Amay Bandodkar (North Carolina State University, USA)
  • Lais Brazaca (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Lucia Gemma Delogu (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
  • Wei Gao (California Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Jose Garrido (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain)
  • Manisha Gupta (University of Alberta, Canada)
  • Suk-Won Hwang (Korea University, Republic of Korea)
  • Itthipon Jeerapan (Prince of Songkla University, Thailand)
  • Shideh Kabiri (Queen's University, Canada)
  • Inho Kim (California Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Jayoung Kim (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea)
  • Jeehwan Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Sang Ouk Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
  • Arben MerkoçI (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain)
  • Tomas Palacios (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Jinglei Ping (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
  • Christina Tringides (Rice University, USA)
  • Flavia Vitale (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
  • Sunggu Yang (Incheon National University, Republic of Korea)

Symposium Organizers

Juliane Sempionatto
Rice University
USA

Jong-Hyun Ahn
Yonsei University
Republic of Korea

Raghav Garg
University of Pennsylvania
USA

Dmitry Kireev
University of Massachusetts Amherst
USA

Topics

2D materials bioelectronic biomaterial biomedical biomimetic devices energy generation nanoelectronics robotics sensor