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Electropolymerized, Aptamer Functionalized Organic ElectroChemical Transistors (OECT) for Neuromodulators Detection

Bordeaux

FULL TIME

December 3, 2024

Electropolymerized, Aptamer Functionalized Organic Electro Chemical Transistors (OECT) for Neuromodulators Detection

Réf ABG-127361

Sujet de Thèse

03/12/2024

Autre financement public

Laboratoire IMS - CNRS UMR5218

Lieu de travail

Bordeaux - Nouvelle Aquitaine - France

Intitulé du sujet

Electropolymerized, Aptamer Functionalized Organic Electro Chemical Transistors (OECT) for Neuromodulators Detection

Champs scientifiques

Physique
Chimie
Sciences de l’ingénieur

Description du sujet

Approximately 180 million people suffer from brain disorders in Europe, with neurodegenerative diseases expected to increase due to an aging population. Understanding brain function is crucial for prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment. To tackle the complexities of the brain, innovative technologies are needed beyond traditional methods. Brain communication relies on electrical activity and interactions between neuromodulators like dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine. However, monitoring neuromodulators in biological tissue is challenging, limiting real-time measurements to a few neuromodulators studied individually. To enhance our understanding of brain function and related disease (i.e. Parkinson’s disease), there is an urgent need for multiplexed biosensors that can measure multiple neuromodulators simultaneously with adequate temporal and spatial resolution.

The main objective of the Ph D project is to address this unsolved challenge by pioneering biosensing devices capable of detecting multiple neuromodulators simultaneously in vivo. To do so, we aim to develop micro-structured organic electrochemical transistors (μOECT) with functionalized surfaces to click different aptamers (oligomers that bind a specific target molecule) for multiple neuromodulators detection. The conception of these organic electrochemical transistors will be carried out by means of electro-polymerization of the organic mixed ionic electronic conductor channel material.

Beyond the technology development, the Ph D candidate will explore exciting fundamental questions to understand mechanisms, which is critical to developing robust, reproducible biosensors

Which surface chemistry is optimal for integrating structureswitching aptamers into OECTs to sufficiently alter the ionic charge distribution upon target recognition to measure neuromodulator-specific changes?
What are the optimal electropolymerization conditions to enable microscale resolution multiplexing of different aptamers on the surface of OECTs?
How does altering the dimensions/configurations of the OECT device lead to tuning of sensing parameters such as sensitivity, response time, and detection limit?

The microfabrication and electrochemical characterizations of microstructured OECT-chips will be carried-out at IMS (Laboratory for the Integration from Material to Systems) using the ELORGA and ELORPrint Tec platform facilities. Biology and electrophysiology measurement will be performed in close collaboration with our partners at Chemina Lab (EPFL) and Nutri Neuro (University of Bordeaux) laboratories

Prise de fonction :

03/03/2025

Nature du financement

Autre financement public

Précisions sur le financement

Présentation établissement et labo d'accueil

Laboratoire IMS - CNRS UMR5218

https://oembordeaux.cnrs.fr/

Site web :

https://www.ims-bordeaux.fr/fr/13-fr/extranet-fr/3-accueil

Intitulé du doctorat

DOCTORAT DE SCIENCE PHYSIQUES DE L'INGENIEUR

Pays d'obtention du doctorat

France

Profil du candidat

The background of the candidate should include either materials science, physical chemistry, microelectronics engineering or bio-electronics. The candidate should have a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and is willing to fully immerse him/herself in the different disciplines, to gain a real/effective multidisciplinary expertise and to become autonomous in the different fields of the project. Good experimental skills are also required. Intensive training in necessary fields will be offered.

Date limite de candidature

17/02/2025

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