Stéphanie Lacour
Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology
stephanie.lacour@epfl.ch +41 21 69 31181 http://lsbi.epfl.ch
Citizenship : French
Mission
Bioelectronics integrates principles of electrical engineering to biology, medicine and ultimately health. My lab challenges and seeks to advance our fundamental concepts in man-made electronic systems applied to biology. Specifically, the focus is on designing and manufacturing electronic devices with mechanical properties close to those of the host biological tissue so that long-term reliability and minimal perturbation are induced in vivo and/or truly wearable systems become possible.
We use fabrication methods borrowed from the MEMS and microelectronics industries and adapt them to soft substrates like elastomers. We develop novel characterization tools adapted to mechanically compliant bioelectronic circuits. We evaluate in vitro, in animal models and ultimately on humans our soft bioelectronic interfaces
Biography
Stéphanie P. Lacour holds the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology in the School of Engineering at EPFL and leads the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces.
She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from INSA de Lyon, France, and completed postdoctoral research at Princeton University and the University of Cambridge. She is the recipient of the 2006 MIT TR35, a University Research Fellowship of the Royal Society, European Research Council ERC Starting and POC Grants, and a SNSF-ERC Consolidator Grant. She was elected a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Post-docs
Clemetine Boutry
Liz Canovic
Aaron Gerratt
Xiaoyang Kang
Jennifer Macron
Hadrien Michaud
Giuseppe Schiavone
PhD students
Florent-Valery Coen
Laurent Dejace
Florian Fallegger
Sandra Gribi
Arthur Hirsch
Frédéric Michoud
Nicolas Vachicouras
Michael Shur
Education
| Ph.D. | INSA, Lyon, France | 1998-2001 | |
| M.Sc. | Integrated Electronic Devices | INSA, Lyon France | 1998 |
Publications
LSBI
A. E. Hirsch; L. M. Dejace; H. O. Michaud; S. Lacour : Harnessing the Rheological Properties of Liquid Metals To Shape Soft Electronic Conductors for Wearable Applications; Accounts of Chemical Research. 2019-02-04. DOI : 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00489.
M. A. Robertson; L. M. Dejace; S. Lacour; J. Paik : Bi-Modal Control of Vacuum-Powered Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Embedded Liquid Metal-Based Strain Sensitive Skin. 2019. Robosoft 2019, Seoul, South Korea, April 14-18, 2019.
S. Gribi / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Microchannel-based technologies for nerve interfacing. Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9425.
A. Guex; A. E. Hight; S. Narasimhan; N. Vachicouras; D. J. Lee et al. : Auditory brainstem stimulation with a conformable microfabricated array elicits responses with tonotopically organized components; Hearing Research. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.heares.2019.02.010.
O. Tarabichi; V. Kanumuri; J. Klug; N. Vachicouras; M. Duarte et al. : Three-Dimensional Surface Reconstruction of the Human Cochlear Nucleus: Implications for Auditory Brain Stem Implant Design; Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base. 2019. DOI : 10.1055/s-0039-1677863.
N. Vachicouras / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Soft microfabricated neural implants: a path towards translational implementation. Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9181.
F. P. G. Michoud / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Soft multimodal neural interfaces for unravelling sensory neurological circuits. Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9046.
K. Wong; E. D. Kozin; V. V. Kanumuri; N. Vachicouras; J. Miller et al. : Auditory Brainstem Implants: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives; Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2019. DOI : 10.3389/fnins.2019.00010.
G. Schiavone; F. Wagner; F. Fallegger; X. Kang; N. Vachicouras et al. : Long-term functionality of a soft electrode array for epidural spinal cord stimulation in a minipig model. 2018-10-29. 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Honolulu, HI, USA, 18-21 July 2018. p. 1432-1435. DOI : 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512584.
S. Gribi; S. du Bois de Dunilac; D. Ghezzi; S. P. Lacour : A microfabricated nerve-on-a-chip platform for rapid assessment of neural conduction in explanted peripheral nerve fibers; Nature Communications. 2018-10-23. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-06895-7.
J. Macron; B. Bresson; Y. Tran; D. Hourdet; C. Creton : Equilibrium and Out-of-Equilibrium Adherence of Hydrogels against Polymer Brushes; Macromolecules. 2018-10-09. DOI : 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01063.
A. Hirsch; S. P. Lacour : A Method to Form Smooth Films of Liquid Metal Supported by Elastomeric Substrate; Advanced Science. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1002/advs.201800256.
G. Schiavone; B. Barra; X. Kang; F. Fallegger; N. Vachicouras et al. : Soft implantable neurotechnology: a translational perspective ; GRC Neuroelectronic interfaces, Galveston, Texas, USA, 25-30 March 2018.
S. M. Boularaoui; K. M. A. Abdel-Raouf; N. S. A. Alwahab; M. E. Kondash; G. A. Truskey et al. : Efficient transdifferentiation of human dermal fibroblasts into skeletal muscle; Journal Of Tissue Engineering And Regenerative Medicine. 2018-02-01. DOI : 10.1002/term.2568.
F. Michoud; L. Sottas; L. E. Browne; L. Asboth; A. Latremoliere et al. : Optical cuff for optogenetic control of the peripheral nervous system; Journal of Neural Engineering. 2018-01-10. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2552/aa9126.
A. Buccarello; M. Azzarito; F. Michoud; S. Lacour; J. Kucera : Uniaxial strain of cultured mouse and rat cardiomyocyte strands slows conduction more when its axis is parallel to impulse propagation than when it is perpendicular; Acta Physiologica. 2018. DOI : 10.1111/apha.13026.
A. E. Hirsch / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Electronic dura mater soft, multimodal neural interfaces. Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8112.
T. Nguyen-Dang; A. C. de Luca; W. Yan; Y. Qu; A. G. Page et al. : Controlled Sub-Micrometer Hierarchical Textures Engineered in Polymeric Fibers and Microchannels via Thermal Drawing; Advanced Functional Materials. 2017-01-24. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.201605935.
N. Vachicouras; C. M. Tringides; P. B. Campiche; S. P. Lacour : Engineering reversible elasticity in ductile and brittle thin films supported by a plastic foil; Extreme Mechanics Letters. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.eml.2017.05.005.
H. O. Michaud / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Stretchable metallization technologies for skin-like transducers. Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7848.
A. Buccarello; M. Azzarito; F. Michoud; S. P. Lacour; J. P. Kucera : Uniaxial strain of cardiac tissue parallel to impulse propagation slows conduction more than in the perpendicular direction: untangling the effects of stretch on tissue resistance. 2017. p. 114-114.
A. Hirsch; H. Michaud; I. R. Minev; S. P. Lacour ; Method for manufacturing electrical conductors, and electrical conductors manufactured according to same. WO2017072347 . 2017.
I. R. Minev; S. P. Lacour ; Method for the electrical passivation of electrode arrays and/or conductive paths in general, and a method for producing stretchable electrode arrays and/or stretchable conductive paths in general. US2017086301 ; EP3142550 ; WO2015172894 . 2017.
J. Bloch; S. P. Lacour; G. Courtine : Electronic Dura Mater Meddling in the Central Nervous System; Jama Neurology. 2017. DOI : 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.5767.
A. A. Guex / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Selective electrical and optical neuromodulation of the central nervous system with conformable microfabricated implants. Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7628.
P. Schönle; F. Michoud; N. Brun; A. Guex; S. Lacour et al. : A Wireless System with Stimulation and Recording Capabilities for Interfacing Peripheral Nerves in Rodents. 2016-10-18. 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, USA, August 16-20, 2016.
I. R. Minev; A. Hirsch; P. Musienko; G. Courtine; S. P. Lacour ; Synthetic skin for recording and modulating physiological activities. EP3242720 ; WO2016110564 . 2016.
H. O. Michaud; L. M. Dejace; S. De Mulatier; S. Lacour : Design and Functional Evaluation of an Epidermal Strain Sensing System for Hand Tracking. 2016. 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, Korea, October 9-14, 2016. p. 3186-3191.
S. Lacour; G. Courtine; J. Guck : Materials and technologies for soft implantable neuroprostheses; Nature Reviews Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1038/natrevmats.2016.63.
J. Lantoine; T. Grevesse; A. Villers; G. Delhaye; C. Mestdagh et al. : Matrix stiffness modulates formation and activity of neuronal networks of controlled architectures; Biomaterials. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.02.041.
S. Gupta; S. P. Lacour : Performance of Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistors in Saline Solution; Journal Of Electronic Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1007/s11664-016-4449-x.
A. Srinivasan; J. Tipton; M. Tahilramani; A. Kharbouch; E. Gaupp et al. : A regenerative microchannel device for recording multiple single-unit action potentials in awake, ambulatory animals; European Journal Of Neuroscience. 2016. DOI : 10.1111/ejn.13080.
A. E. Hirsch; H. O. Michaud; A. P. Gerratt; S. De Mulatier; S. Lacour : Intrinsically Stretchable Biphasic (Solid–Liquid) Thin Metal Films; Advanced Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1002/adma.201506234.
N. Wenger; E. M. Moraud; J. Gandar; P. Musienko; M. Capogrosso et al. : Spatiotemporal neuromodulation therapies engaging muscle synergies improve motor control after spinal cord injury; Nature Medicine. 2016. DOI : 10.1038/nm.4025.
H. Vandeparre; S. Lacour ; Stretchable electronic structures formed of thin films integrated with soft heterogeneous substrate. US9826625 ; US2015143925 ; EP2859314 ; WO2013186693 ; WO2013186693 . 2015.
A. C. De Luca; A. Faroni; A. J. Reid : Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons and Differentiated Adipose-derived Stem Cells: An In Vitro Co-culture Model to Study Peripheral Nerve Regeneration; Jove-Journal Of Visualized Experiments. 2015. DOI : 10.3791/52543.
K. M. Musick; J. Rigosa; S. Narasimhan; S. Wurth; M. Capogrosso et al. : Chronic multichannel neural recordings from soft regenerative microchannel electrodes during gait; Scientific Reports. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/srep14363.
A. C. De Luca; P. G. Di Summa; W. Raffoul; S. P. Lacour : Fibrin Gels as Degradable Matrices for Adipose Stem Cells Encapsulation in Peripheral Nerve Repair. 2015. 4th TERMIS World Congress, Boston, MA, SEP 08-11, 2015. p. S336-S337.
A. Romeo / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Engineered substrates with embedded strain relief for stretchable thin-film electronics. Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6798.
C. X. Paulou / S. Lacour (Dir.) : Interactions of Peripheral Nerve Cells with Soft Micropillar Interfaces. Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6705.
S. P. Lacour : Skin health monitoring; Nature Materials. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/nmat4328.
C. Pfeiffer / O. Blanke (Dir.) : Vestibular contribution to bodily self-consciousness and multisensory cortical processing. Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6365.
H. O. Michaud; J. Teixidor; S. P. Lacour : Soft flexion sensors integrating strechable metal conductors on a silicone substrate for smart glove applications. 2015. 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Estoril, Portugal, 18-22 January 2015. p. 760-763. DOI : 10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7051069.
H. O. Michaud; J. Teixidor; S. P. Lacour : Soft metal constructs for large strain sensor membrane; Smart Materials and Structures. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0964-1726/24/3/035020.
A. P. Gerratt; H. O. Michaud; S. Lacour : Elastomeric Electronic Skin for Prosthetic Tactile Sensation; Advanced Functional Materials. 2015. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.201404365.
A. Guex; N. Vachicouras; A. E. Hight; M. C. Brown; D. J. Lee et al. : Conducting polymer electrodes for auditory brainstem implants; Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2015. DOI : 10.1039/c5tb00099h.
I. R. Minev; N. Wenger; G. Courtine; S. P. Lacour : Research Update: Platinum-elastomer mesocomposite as neural electrode coating; APL Materials. 2015. DOI : 10.1063/1.4906502.
K. Darrow; M. Slama; E. Kozin; M. Owoc; K. Hancock et al. : Optogenetic stimulation of the cochlear nucleus using channelrhodopsin-2 evokes activity in the central auditory pathways; Brain Research. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.044.
I. R. Minev; P. Musienko; A. Hirsch; Q. Barraud; N. Wenger et al. : Biomaterials. Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces; Science (New York, N.Y.). 2015. DOI : 10.1126/science.1260318.
A. C. De Luca; S. P. Lacour; W. Raffoul; P. G. Di Summa : Extracellular matrix components in peripheral nerve repair: how to affect neural cellular response and nerve regeneration?; Neural Regeneration Research. 2014. DOI : 10.4103/1673-5374.145366.
A. P. Gerratt; N. Sommer; S. Lacour; A. Billard : Stretchable capacitive tactile skin on humanoid robot fingers - first experiments and results. 2014. 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Madrid, Spain, November 18-20th 2014.
A. Guex; R. U. Verma; A. E. Hight; E. Kozin; K. Darrow et al. : Electrical stimulation of the cochlear nucleus with a thin polymer microelectrode array: Designing the next generation auditory brainstem implant. 2014. 37th Midwinter meeting Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, USA, February 22-26, 2014.
A. Romeo; Y. Hofmeister; S. Lacour : Implementing MEMS technology for soft, (bio)electronics interfaces.. 2014. SPIE Defense Sensing & Security, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 5-9, 2014. DOI : 10.1117/12.2051173.
A. Robinson; A. Aziz; Q. Liu; Z. Suo; S. P. Lacour : Hybrid stretchable circuits on silicone substrate; Journal Of Applied Physics. 2014. DOI : 10.1063/1.4871279.
R. U. Verma; A. A. Guex; K. E. Hancock; N. Durakovic; C. M. Mckay et al. : Auditory responses to electric and infrared neural stimulation of the rat cochlear nucleus; Hearing Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.heares.2014.01.008.
D. Borton; M. Bonizzato; J. Beauparlant; J. Digiovanna; E. M. Moraud et al. : Corticospinal neuroprostheses to restore locomotion after spinal cord injury; Neuroscience Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.neures.2013.10.001.
A. Guex; P. Joris; M. C. C. Slama; M. C. Brown; P. Renaud et al. : Microfabricated auditory brainstem implants on polyimide film. 2013. EMBS Conference in Neural Engineering, San Diego, USA, November 6-8, 2013.
A. Romeo; Q. Liu; Z. Suo; S. Lacour : Substrate Design Guidelines for Stretchable Thin-film Electronics. 2013. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, April 1-5, 2013.
K. M. Musick; D. J. Chew; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : PDMS Microchannel Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface. 2013. 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER). p. 649-652.
H. Vandeparre; D. Watson; S. P. Lacour : Extremely robust and conformable capacitive pressure sensors based on flexible polyurethane foams and stretchable metallization; Applied Physics Letters. 2013. DOI : 10.1063/1.4832416.
D. J. Chew; L. Zhu; E. Delivopoulos; I. R. Minev; K. M. Musick et al. : A Microchannel Neuroprosthesis for Bladder Control After Spinal Cord Injury in Rat; Science Translational Medicine. 2013. DOI : 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007186.
I. R. Minev; P. Moshayedi; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : Interaction of glia with a compliant, microstructured silicone surface; Acta Biomaterialia. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.02.048.
H. Vandeparre; Q. Liu; I. R. Minev; Z. Suo; S. P. Lacour : Localization of Folds and Cracks in Thin Metal Films Coated on Flexible Elastomer Foams; Advanced Materials. 2013. DOI : 10.1002/adma.201300587.
A. Romeo; Q. Liu; Z. Suo; S. P. Lacour : Elastomeric substrates with embedded stiff platforms for stretchable electronics; Applied Physics Letters. 2013. DOI : 10.1063/1.4799653.
N. Granger; D. Chew; P. Fairhurst; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour et al. : Use of an Implanted Sacral Nerve Stimulator to Restore Urine Voiding in Chronically Paraplegic Dogs; Journal Of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2013. DOI : 10.1111/jvim.12011.
M. Dobrzynski; H. Vanderparre; R. Pericet Camara; G. L'Eplattenier; S. Lacour et al. : HYPER-FLEXIBLE 1-D SHAPE SENSOR. 2013. The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Barcelona, Spain, June 16-20, 2013.
A. Vanhoestenberghe; K. M. Musick; S. Lacour; N. Donaldson : An interconnection method for ultra-compliant electrodes. 2012. International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Alberta, USA, September 9-12, 2012.
A. Cyganowski; I. R. Minev; N. Vachicouras; K. Musick; S. P. Lacour : Stretchable Electrodes for Neuroprosthetic Interfaces. 2012. 11th IEEE Sensors Conference. p. 893-896.
E. J. Tarte; J. J. FitzGerald; N. Lago; S. Benmerah; J. Serra et al. : The Spiral Peripheral Nerve Interface: Design, Fabrication and Performance; 5th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering. 2012.
I. R. Minev; D. J. Chew; E. Delivopoulos; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : High sensitivity recording of afferent nerve activity using ultra-compliant microchannel electrodes: an acute in vivo validation; Journal of Neural Engineering. 2012. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2560/9/2/026005.
Y. Y. S. Huang; E. M. Terentjev; T. Oppenheim; S. P. Lacour; M. E. Welland : Fabrication and electromechanical characterization of near-field electrospun composite fibers; Nanotechnology. 2012. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/23/10/105305.
J. J. FitzGerald; N. Lago; S. Benmerah; J. Serra; C. P. Watling et al. : Erratum: A regenerative microchannel neural interface for recording from and stimulating peripheral axons in vivo; Journal of Neural Engineering. 2012. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2552/9/2/029601.
J. J. FitzGerald; N. Lago; S. Benmerah; J. Serra; C. P. Watling et al. : A regenerative microchannel neural interface for recording from and stimulating peripheral axons in vivo; Journal of Neural Engineering. 2012. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2560/9/1/016010.
E. Delivopoulos; D. J. Chew; I. R. Minev; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : Concurrent recordings of bladder afferents from multiple nerves using a microfabricated PDMS microchannel electrode array; Lab on a Chip. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2lc21277c.
Q. Liu; A. P. Robinson; K. L. Ford; R. J. Langley; S. P. Lacour : Elastic dipole antenna prepared with thin metal films on elastomeric substrate; Electronics Letters. 2012. DOI : 10.1049/el.2011.3620.
D. J. Chew; E. Delivopoulos; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : Microchannel electrode interfaces to assess bladder afferent activity. 2011. 5th International IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBS) Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), Cancun, MEXICO, Apr 27-May 01, 2011. p. 249-252.
S. P. Lacour; I. Graz; D. Cotton; S. Bauer; S. Wagner : Elastic components for prosthetic skin. 2011. 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBS), Boston, MA, Aug 30-Sep 03, 2011. p. 8373-8376.
I. R. Minev; D. J. Chew; E. Delivopoulos; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : Evaluation of an elastomer based gold microelectrode array for neural recording applications. 2011. 5th International Conference on Neural Engineering, Cancun, Mexico, April 27 - May 1, 2011.
Q. Liu; K. Lee Ford; R. Langley; A. Robinson; S. Lacour : Flexible dipole and monopole antennas. 2011. 5th European conference on antennas and propagation - EUCAP.
Q. Liu; K. L. Ford; R. Langley; A. Robinson; S. Lacour : A stretchable PIFA antenna. 2011. Antennas and Propagation conference LAPC, Loughborough, UK, November 14-15, 2011.
S. P. Lacour; I. Graz; D. Cotton; S. Bauer; S. Wagner : Elastic components for prosthetic skin. 2011. EMBS 2011, Boston, MA, USA, August 30 - September 3, 2011.
S. P. Lacour; D. P. J. Cotton : Elastomeric capacitive sensors. 2011. 16th International Actuators and Microsystems conference, Beijing, China, June 5-9, 2011.
E. Delivopoulos; I. R. Minev; S. P. Lacour : Evaluation of negative photo-patternable PDMS for the encapsulation of neural electrodes. 2011. 5th International conference on Neural Engineering, Cancun, Mexico, Avril 27 - May 1, 2011.
D. J. Chew; E. Delivopoulos; J. W. Fawcett; S. P. Lacour : Microchannel electrode interfaces to assess bladder afferent activity. 2011. 5th International conference on Neural Engineering, Cancun, Mexico, April 27 - May 1, 2011.
J. S. Bendall; I. Graz; S. P. Lacour : Zinc Oxide Nanowire Rigid Platforms on Elastomeric Substrates; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2011. DOI : 10.1021/am200665q.
D. P. J. Cotton; A. Popel; I. M. Graz; S. P. Lacour : Photopatterning the mechanical properties of polydimethylsiloxane films; Journal Of Applied Physics. 2011. DOI : 10.1063/1.3552917.
A. Robinson; I. Graz; I. Minev; S. Lacour : Microstructured silicone substrate for printable and stretchable metallic films; Langmuir. 2011. DOI : 10.1021/la103213n.
I. Graz; D. Cotton; A. Robinson; S. Lacour : Silicone substrate with in situ relief for stretchable thin-film transistors; Applied Physics Letters. 2011. DOI : 10.1063/1.3570661.
C. P. Watling; N. Lago; S. Benmerah; J. J. FitzGerald; E. Tarte et al. : Novel use of X-ray micro computed tomography to image rat sciatic nerve and integration into scaffold; Journal of neuroscience methods. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.01.032.
T. Oppenheim; T. P. J. Knowles; S. P. Lacour; M. E. Welland : Fabrication and characterisation of protein fibril–elastomer composites; Acta Biomaterialia. 2010.
P. Moshayedi; L. da F. Costa; A. Christ; S. P. Lacour; J. Fawcett et al. : Mechanosensitivity of astrocytes on optimized polyacrylamide gels analyzed by quantitative morphometry; Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2010.
P. Moshayedi; L. D. F. Costa; A. Christ; S. P. Lacour; J. Fawcett et al. : Cell-substrate interactions; Journal of physics. Condensed matter. 2010.
I. R. Minev; S. P. Lacour : Impedance spectroscopy on stretchable microelectrode arrays; Applied Physics Letters. 2010.
S. Lacour : Soft and elastic circuits for electronics anywhere, not just everywhere; PerAda Magazine 2010. 2010.
S. Lacour : Faculty Position in Microengineering. 2010.
I. M. Graz; S. P. Lacour : Complementary organic thin film transistor circuits fabricated directly on silicone substrates; Organic Electronics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.orgel.2010.08.008.
T. Adrega; S. P. Lacour : Stretchable gold conductors embedded in PDMS and patterned by photolithography: fabrication and electromechanical characterization; Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2010. DOI : 10.1088/0960-1317/20/5/055025.
S. P. Lacour; S. Benmerah; E. Tarte; J. FitzGerald; J. Serra et al. : Flexible and stretchable micro-electrodes for in vitro and in vivo neural interfaces; Medical & biological engineering & computing. 2010. DOI : 10.1007/s11517-010-0644-8.
Z. Yu; O. Graudejus; C. Tsay; S. P. Lacour; S. Wagner et al. : Monitoring hippocampus electrical activity in vitro on an elastically deformable microelectrode array; Journal of neurotrauma. 2009.
Z. Yu; O. Graudejus; S. P. Lacour; S. Wagner; B. Morrison : Neural sensing of electrical activity with stretchable microelectrode arrays. 2009. EMBS, Minneapolis, MI, USA, September 3-6, 2009.
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
- Microengineering,
- Life Sciences Engineering
PhD Programs
- Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering
- Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering
- Doctoral Program in Microsystems and Microelectronics
- Doctoral program in robotics, control, and intelligent systems
- Doctoral Program in Neuroscience
- Doctoral Program in Photonics
- Doctoral Program in Mechanics
PhD Students
Akouissi Outman
Alwahab Noaf Salah Ali
Coen Florent-Valéry
Dejace Laurent Mirko
Fallegger Florian Dylan
Paggi Valentina Marie
Shur Michael
Guex Amélie Anne ...
Hirsch Arthur Edouard ...
Michaud Hadrien Olivier ...
Michoud Frédéric Pierre Gérald ...
Paulou Cédric Xavier ...
Romeo Alessia ...
Vachicouras Nicolas ...
Alwahab Noaf Salah Ali
Coen Florent-Valéry
Dejace Laurent Mirko
Fallegger Florian Dylan
Paggi Valentina Marie
Shur Michael
Past PhD Students
Gribi Sandra ...Guex Amélie Anne ...
Hirsch Arthur Edouard ...
Michaud Hadrien Olivier ...
Michoud Frédéric Pierre Gérald ...
Paulou Cédric Xavier ...
Romeo Alessia ...
Vachicouras Nicolas ...
Courses
Electronics II
The course introduces the fundamentals of semicondutor devices: PN diodes, bipolar and MOS transistors. Topics covered include: PN junctions, bipolar transistors, device operations, current sources, polarisation circuits and AC responses 
Flexible bioelectronics
Soft Microsystems Processing and Devices
Amongst others, following topics will be covered during the course:
- Soft Microsystems and Electronics
- Electroactive polymers
- Printed electronics and microsystems
- Inkjet printing of polymers
- Stretchable electronics
- Mechanical reliability