Martin Han

Associate Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Education

Ph.D., University of Southern California (USC), 2003, Los Angeles, CA

Research Focus

• Silicon- and biodegradable-polymer-based implantable microelectrode arrays
• Biomicroelectromechanical systems and hybrid microfabrication technologies
• Understanding the brain–device interface
• Treating neurological disorders such as profound hearing loss, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injury

Publications

Nambiar, A., Nolta, N., and Han, M. (2019). “3D Reconstruction of the Intracortical Volume Around a Hybrid Microelectrode Array.” Frontiers in Neuroscience 13 (393). doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00393. PMID: 31068786.

Ersoz, Alpaslan, Helen Phu, Insoo Kim, and Martin Han (2019). “A Wireless Neurostimulator System with an Embedded ARM™ Microprocessor.” IEEE EMBC, Berlin, Germany, July 23-27, 2019. Prog. No. 2636.

Nolta, Nicholas F., Pejman Ghelich, and Martin Han (2019). “Recessed Traces for Planarized Passivation of Chronic Neural Microelectrodes.” IEEE EMBC, Berlin, Germany, July 23-27, 2019. Program. No. 2504.

Han, Martin, and Douglas B. McCreery (2019). “Array of Penetrating Silicon-Based Microelectrodes as Auditory Brainstem Prosthesis for Profound Hearing Loss.” In Brain Stimulation, P. e3. New York. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.015.

V. Pikov, M. Han, and D. B. McCreery (2020), “Intraspinal stimulation with silicon-based 3D microelectrode array for bladder voiding in cats before and after spinal cord injury,” bioRxiv, p. 2020.01.13.905364.

In Vivo Validation of Custom-Designed Silicon-Based Microelectrode Arrays for Long-Term Neural Recording and Stimulation, Martin Han; Panya S. Manoonkitiwongsa; Cindy X. Wang; Douglas B. McCreery; IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 59:2, 346 – 354 (2012).

Neuronal Activity Evoked in the Inferior Colliculus of the Cat by Surface Macroelectrodes and Penetrating Microelectrodes Implanted in the Cochlear Nucleus, Douglas McCreery; Martin Han; Victor Pikov. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 57:7, 1765 – 1773 (2010).

Bidirectional Telemetry Controller for Neuroprosthetic Devices, Vishnu Sharma; Douglas B. McCreery; Martin Han; Victor Pikov. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering; 18:1, 67 – 74 (2010).