CONTACT INFORMATION
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| Email: hbm@case.edu |
Office: A.W. Smith 131, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-7217
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EDUCATION
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Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Case Western Reserve University
M.S. in Chemical Engineering Case Western Reserve University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering Case Western Reserve University
B.S. in Chemistry Case Western Reserve University |
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Diamond Nanoelectrodes in Neuroscience
Developing diamond electrodes for biomedical and electrochemical applications. These include implantable electrodes for in vivo sensing and neural/muscle stimulation. In order to sense chemical release from cells in real time, we take advantage of nanocrystalline CVD diamond films, and diamond electrodes with active areas in the nanoscale dimension.
POTENTIAL IMPACT |
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This research will provide biomedical researchers with a greatly improved electrode material for long-lasting, neurological sensing and stimulation devices. The nanoscale dimension of the diamond electrode would provide measurement more localized to cells of interest. Diamond provides unique advantages to permit new avenues of study in fundamental and applied brain studies. This work should provide basis for a whole class of robust, diamond-based devices for neurological applications, which could be extended into broader areas of biomedical research.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
S. Xie, G. Shafer, C.G. Wilson, and H.B. Martin, “In Vitro Adenosine Detection with a Diamond-Based Sensor,” Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 15, pp. 225-228 (2006)
J.M. Halpern, S. Xie, G.P. Sutton, B.T. Higashikubo, C.A. Chestek, H.J. Chiel and H.B. Martin, “Diamond Electrodes for Neurodynamic Studies in Aplysia Californica,” Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 15, pp. 183-187 (2006)
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