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Research
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Bingchen Wu

Pittsburgh,PA

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Pittsburgh
08.2017 - Current
  • Designed and fabricated high-density flexible multi-electrode arrays for both in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology recording, stimulation, and electrochemical sensing
  • Developed flexible carbon nanomaterial-based multi-electrode arrays for in vivo electrochemical sensing and electrophysiology recording
  • Investigated conducting polymer nanocomposite coatings for electrochemical sensors, electrophysiology recording, and controlled drug delivery in vivo
  • Explored zwitterionic polymer coatings for seamless neural device integration in vivo
  • Conducted cell culture assays for material testing and performed rodent animal surgeries and behavior experiments.

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Pittsburgh
03.2016 - 07.2017
  • Developed polymer coatings for multi-electrode array devices and tested these devices for neural recording in rodents.

Education

Ph.D. in Bioengineering - Neural Engineering

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
08.2017 - 05.2024

B.S. in Bioengineering - undefined

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
01.2013 - 05.2017

Skills

Electrochemical methods: Expertise in Square Wave Voltammetry (SWV), Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry (FSCV) etcundefined

Publication Lists

  • PEDOT/CNT flexible MEAs reveal new insights into the Clock gene's role in dopamine dynamics, B Wu, E Castagnola, CA McClung, XT Cui, Advanced Science, 2024
  • Fully flexible high-density implantable neural probes for electrophysiology recording and controlled neurochemical modulation, MH Malekoshoaraie
  • B Wu
  • DD Krahe, Z Ahmed, S Pupa, V Jain, M Chamanzar, XT Cui, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2024
  • Zwitterionic Polymer Coating Suppresses Microglial Encapsulation to Neural Implants In Vitro and In Vivo, Q Yang
  • JR Eles, AL Vazquez, TDY Kozai, XT Cui, Advanced biology, 2020
  • Facile synthesis of a 3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) derivative for ease of biofunctionalization of the conducting polymer PEDOT, B Wu, B Cao, IM Taylor, K Woeppel, XT Cui, Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
  • Zwitterionic Polymer Coated and Aptamer Functionalized Flexible Micro-Electrode Arrays for In Vivo Cocaine Sensing and Electrophysiology, B Wu, E Castagnola, XT Cui, Micromachines, 2023
  • Zwitterionic polymer/polydopamine coating reduce acute inflammatory tissue responses to neural implants, A Golabchi, B Wu, B Cao, CJ Bettinger, XT Cui, Biomaterials, 2019
  • Melatonin improves quality and longevity of chronic neural recording, A Golabchi, B Wu, X Li, DL Carlisle, TDY Kozai, RM Friedlander, XT Cui, Biomaterials, 2018
  • Flexible Glassy Carbon Multielectrode Array for In Vivo Multisite Detection of Tonic and Phasic Dopamine Concentrations, E Castagnola, EM Robbins, B Wu, MY Pwint, R Garg, T Cohen-Karni, XT Cui, Biosensors, 2022
  • Stable in-vivo electrochemical sensing of tonic serotonin levels using PEDOT/CNT-coated glassy carbon flexible microelectrode arrays, E Castagnola, EM Robbins, DD Krahe, B Wu, MY Pwint, Q Cao, XT Cui, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023
  • Recent Advances in In Vivo Neurochemical Monitoring, C Tan, EM Robbins, B Wu, XT Cui, Micromachines, 2021
  • Batch Fabrication of Microelectrode Arrays with Glassy Carbon Microelectrodes and Interconnections for Neurochemical Sensing: Promises and Challenges, EA Faul, AM Broussard, DR Rivera, MY Pwint, B Wu, Q Cao, D Bailey, XT Cui, E Castagnola, Micromachines, 2024

Conference Presentations

  • Novel PEDOT Coating Functionalization Methods for Bio-interfacing Applications, Minneapolis, BMES 2018, Minnesota, MN, 10/18/2018, 10/21/2018
  • Novel Polymer Coating for Improving Tissue Integration of Neural Interfacing Device, MRS 2019, Boston, MA, 12/01/2019, 12/06/2019
  • Flexible Micro Electrode Array (MEA) with carbon materials enabled stable in vivo dopamine detection, NEBEC 2021 (Virtual), 03/31/2021, 04/01/2021
  • Integrated Electrochemical and Electrophysiological In Vivo Micro Electrode Arrays with Zwitterionic Polymer Coating, MRS 2021 (Virtual), 04/17/2021, 04/23/2021
  • Multimodality multielectrode arrays for in vivo high density electrophysiology recording, controlled drug delivery, and neurochemical sensing, GRC Neuroelectronic Interfaces 2022, Ventura, CA, 2022
  • PEDOT/CNT flexible MEAs reveal new insights into the Clock gene's role in dopamine dynamics, GRC Neuroelectronic Interfaces 2024, Galveston, TX, 2024

Research

  • Graduate Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Dr. Tracy X. Cui, 08/2017, Present, Designed and fabricated high-density flexible multi-electrode arrays for both in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology recording, stimulation, and electrochemical sensing., Developed flexible carbon nanomaterial-based multi-electrode arrays for in vivo electrochemical sensing and electrophysiology recording., Investigated conducting polymer nanocomposite coatings for electrochemical sensors, electrophysiology recording, and controlled drug delivery in vivo., Explored zwitterionic polymer coatings for seamless neural device integration in vivo., Conducted cell culture assays for material testing and performed rodent animal surgeries and behavior experiments.
  • Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Dr. Tracy X. Cui, 03/2016, 07/2017, Developed polymer coatings for multi-electrode array devices and tested these devices for neural recording in rodents.

Awards

  • PPG paints, American Fortune 500. Summer scholarship, 2017
  • Department of Bioengineering. Bevier Award. University of Pittsburgh, 2018

Accomplishments

PPG paints, American Fortune 500. Summer scholarship. (2017)

Department of Bioengineering. Bevier Award. University of Pittsburgh. (2018)

Software

Fusion 360

SOLIDWORKS

Klayout

Altium

Timeline

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Pittsburgh
08.2017 - Current

Ph.D. in Bioengineering - Neural Engineering

University of Pittsburgh
08.2017 - 05.2024

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Pittsburgh
03.2016 - 07.2017

B.S. in Bioengineering - undefined

University of Pittsburgh
01.2013 - 05.2017
Bingchen Wu