PhotoMEA: An opto-electronic biosensor for monitoring in vitro neuronal network activity

BioSystems

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 150-155

  Ghezzi, Diego ^a   Pedrocchi, Alessandra ^a   Menegon, Andrea ^b   Mantero, Sara ^a   Valtorta, Flavia ^b   Ferrigno, Giancarlo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio information processing system; Computational biology; Neural based biosensor; Neuronal information processing; Technology for neuropharmacology

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; DRUG; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; OPTICAL METHOD;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL STIMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; RECORDING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33846049614     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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