Embedding fibers to undo the tapestry of memory loss in Alzheimers disease

Building a new fiber

Jia will thermally draw a multifunctional fiber for electrical stimulation and drug delivery, leaving a hollow core.
In that core will go Hu’s dual-mode endoscope for capturing two different types of images in the brain.
Sontheimer will develop the “chronic” implantation of the combined fiber and monitor the biocompatibility.