Development of an artificial synapse using an electrochemical micropump

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 210-215

  Yoshimi, Yasuo ^a   Shinoda, Kenichi ^a   Mishima, Masatomo ^a   Nakao, Kenta ^a   Munekane, Kohta ^a  

^a SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial synapse; Electrolysis; Micropump; Neuron; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PLATINUM; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MONITORING; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INVERTEBRATES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 15244362598     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-004-0269-5     Document Type: Article

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