Philipp Gutruf
· Associate Department Head of Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute Member of the Graduate FacultyUniversity of Arizona · Biomedical Engineering
Active 2013–2026
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About
Philipp Gutruf is an associate professor and the associate department head in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is also a Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow. His educational background includes a PhD from RMIT University in Australia, completed in 2016, and postdoctoral training in the John A. Rogers Research Group at Northwestern University. His research focuses on creating devices that intimately integrate with biological systems by combining innovations in soft materials, photonics, and electronics. These systems aim to have broad impacts on health diagnostics, therapeutics, and exploratory neuroscience. Gutruf has authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, received four patents, and his work has been highlighted on eight journal covers. His contributions include developing wireless, battery-free, fully implantable devices for neural stimulation, biosignal monitoring, and long-range bioelectronic applications, advancing the field of biomedical devices for health and neuroscience.
Research topics
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Telecommunications
- Artificial Intelligence
- Neuroscience
- Nanotechnology
- Physics
- Embedded system
- Engineering management
Selected publications
Wireless and battery-free technologies for neuroengineering
Nature Biomedical Engineering · 2021 · 339 citations
Sweat-activated biocompatible batteries for epidermal electronic and microfluidic systems
Nature Electronics · 2020 · 176 citations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 135 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingRecording cell-specific neuronal activity while monitoring behaviors of freely moving subjects can provide some of the most significant insights into brain function. Current means for monitoring calcium dynamics in genetically targeted populations of neurons rely on delivery of light and recording of fluorescent signals through optical fibers that can reduce subject mobility, induce motion artifacts, and limit experimental paradigms to isolated subjects in open, two-dimensional (2D) spaces. Wire…
Science Advances · 2022-10-26 · 69 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorCorrespondingMonitoring and control of cardiac function are critical for investigation of cardiovascular pathophysiology and developing life-saving therapies. However, chronic stimulation of the heart in freely moving small animal subjects, which offer a variety of genotypes and phenotypes, is currently difficult. Specifically, real-time control of cardiac function with high spatial and temporal resolution is currently not possible. Here, we introduce a wireless battery-free device with on-board computation…
ACS Nano · 2022-12-22 · 55 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorCorrespondingNeurotransmitters and neuromodulators mediate communication between neurons and other cell types; knowledge of release dynamics is critical to understanding their physiological role in normal and pathological brain function. Investigation into transient neurotransmitter dynamics has largely been hindered due to electrical and material requirements for electrochemical stimulation and recording. Current systems require complex electronics for biasing and amplification and rely on materials that of…
Frequent coauthors
- 78 shared
John A. Rogers
- 34 shared
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University
- 31 shared
Sharath Sriram
RMIT University
- 30 shared
Madhu Bhaskaran
- 24 shared
Yonggang Huang
Northwestern University
- 24 shared
Zhaoqian Xie
- 22 shared
Jeonghyun Kim
Yonsei University
- 19 shared
Withawat Withayachumnankul
University of Adelaide
Labs
Awards & honors
- International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
- Australian Nano Technology Network Travel Fellowship
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