Project description
Biocompatible drug delivery devices based on organic neuromorphic circuits
Implantable, ultra-flexible electronic devices incorporating AI could revolutionise the real-time monitoring and treatment of chronic diseases. These devices could be based on organic electrochemical transistors composed of mixed-ion-electron conduction polymers. However, an incomplete understanding linking their molecular structure to their function is slowing their development. The EIC-funded ICONIC project aims to study, with unprecedented precision from the molecular to the micrometric scale, how these devices convert ionic into electronic signals. Combining advanced macromolecular synthesis and non-destructive spectroscopic techniques, ICONIC will finally develop an optimised, closed-loop neuromorphic electronic device, serving as a proof of concept and paving the way for the implantation of autonomous and intelligent biocompatible biomedical systems that deliver not only predictive tools but ultimately curative ones.
Objective
Ultra-flexible, conformable and implantable artificial intelligence organic electronic devices hold promise to revolutionize the real-time monitoring and treatment of chronic diseases. Such devices are based on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) exploiting polymeric mixed ion-to-electron conductors (PMIECs) as active layers. However, the development of efficient and stable devices is hindered by limited knowledge about structure-property relationships of PMIECs.
ICONIC combines macromolecular synthesis with in situ and operando non-destructive spectroscopic methods in an innovative way to investigate with unprecedented accuracy ion-to-electron transduction in OECTs, from the molecular to the micrometre scale. This provides the key knowledge to make a technological leap in development of smart therapeutic devices.
As a proof of concept, ICONIC develops an intelligent closed-loop device for drug-delivery activation. In a long-term vision, healthcare devices will enable signal recognition with body-friendly electronics and administer medication without the risk of human error.
ICONIC is a multidisciplinary high-risk/high-gain project engaging 8 partners from 6 countries covering the academic and industrial worlds (including 1 SME). The implementation is facilitated through 4 work packages (3 technical). The complementary scientific skills brought in by the partners and stakeholders maximizes ICONIC’s impact.
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- medical and health sciences basic medicine pharmacology and pharmacy pharmaceutical drugs
- natural sciences physical sciences optics spectroscopy
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01
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91120 Palaiseau
France
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