Insect flight control by neural stimulation of pupae-implanted flexible multisite electrodes

W. M. Tsang; Z. Aldworth; A. Stone; A. Permar; R. Levine; J. G. Hildebrand; T. Daniel; A. I. Akinwande; J. Voldman

Insect flight control by neural stimulation of pupae-implanted flexible multisite electrodes

W. M. Tsang, Z. Aldworth, A. Stone, A. Permar, R. Levine, J. G. Hildebrand, T. Daniel, A. I. Akinwande, J. Voldman

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Abstract

We describe the demonstration of moth Manduca sexta flight control via pupae-implanted MEMS-based electrodes that directly interface with the central nervous system (CNS). We have developed a flexible electrode array that provides multisite electrical stimulation of an interganglionic bundle of nerve fibers in the moth's abdominal nerve cord (analogous to a vertebrate's spinal cord). These electrodes were able to stimulate the abdomen motion of pupae and adult moths leading to a change in flight direction of tethered adult moths.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	1922-1924
Number of pages	3
State	Published - 2008
Event	12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Oct 12 2008 → Oct 16 2008

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Other	12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	10/12/08 → 10/16/08

Keywords

Flexible stimulation electrode
Insect flight control
Moth
Polyimide

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Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Bioengineering

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Tsang, W. M., Aldworth, Z., Stone, A., Permar, A., Levine, R., Hildebrand, J. G., Daniel, T., Akinwande, A. I., & Voldman, J. (2008). Insect flight control by neural stimulation of pupae-implanted flexible multisite electrodes. 1922-1924. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008, San Diego, CA, United States.

Insect flight control by neural stimulation of pupae-implanted flexible multisite electrodes. / Tsang, W. M.; Aldworth, Z.; Stone, A. et al.
2008. 1922-1924 Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008, San Diego, CA, United States.

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Tsang, WM, Aldworth, Z, Stone, A, Permar, A, Levine, R , Hildebrand, JG, Daniel, T, Akinwande, AI & Voldman, J 2008, 'Insect flight control by neural stimulation of pupae-implanted flexible multisite electrodes', Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008, San Diego, CA, United States, 10/12/08 - 10/16/08 pp. 1922-1924.

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