The object
Polina Anikeeva developed multimaterial fiber-based neural probes that combine optical, electrical and chemical interfaces in a flexible physical device. MIT documents her laboratory's microfabrication of minimally invasive neural interfaces and its 2025 bioelectronics work on brain-body circuits.
What Polina did
Developed minimally invasive multimaterial fiber probes for recording, stimulation and chemical delivery at neural tissue.
Why it matters
These manufactured fiber probes integrate multiple sensing and stimulation functions in a soft, tissue-compatible form factor, advancing research instruments and potential neuroprosthetics.
Living-status check
MIT's current profile identifies Anikeeva as department head and director of the Brain-Body Center; her laboratory lists 2025 publications on multifunctional bioelectronics and gastrointestinal neuroprostheses.