We Are Funded by NIH NIGMS to Develop 3D Printed Magnetic Sensors!

Our lab has been awarded a four-year, $588,371 research grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R16GM158539.

This project will advance magnetocardiography (MCG) technology by integrating additive-manufactured organic granular magnetoresistive (OgMR) sensors with machine learning for next-generation cardiac diagnostics. Unlike conventional thin-film deposition and micro/nano-fabrication approaches, OgMR sensors embed magnetic nanoparticles into organic semiconductors, enabling direct printing on flexible substrates at high volume and low cost. Our preliminary results show that OgMR sensors achieve 50× higher magnetoresistance than GMR sensors and performance comparable to MTJs, positioning them as a transformative platform for low-cost, flexible, and highly sensitive magnetic sensors for cardiac signal recording.

This collaborative effort is supported by Dr. Minxiang Zeng at Texas Tech University.

🔗 Read more here: Texas Tech Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Wearable Cardiac Monitoring Technology