Probing localized neural mechanotransduction through surface-modified elastomeric matrices and electrophysiology

Nature Protocols

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 714-724

  Cheng, Chao Min ^a,e   Lin, Yi Wen ^b   Bellin, Robert M ^c   Steward, Robert L ^a   Cheng, Yuan Ren ^d   Leduc, Philip R ^a   Chen, Chih Cheng ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYSILON; BIOMATERIAL; DIMETICONE; ELASTOMER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOUSE; NEURITE; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURITES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 77954078318     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2010.15     Document Type: Article

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