The control of neural cell-to-cell interactions through non-contact electrical field stimulation using graphene electrodes

Biomaterials

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-27

  Heo, Chaejeong ^a   Yoo, Jeongwan ^b   Lee, Siyoung ^a   Jo, Areum ^b   Jung, Susie ^b   Yoo, Hyosun ^a   Lee, Young Hee ^a   Suh, Minah ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Cell adhesion; Cell morphology; Electrical stimulation; Electrode

Indexed keywords

BI-PHASIC; CELL COUPLING; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELL-TO-CELL INTERACTIONS; CELLULAR INTERACTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CONTROL-CELL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOTOXIC; ELECTRICAL FIELD; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; FILM ELECTRODES; IN-CELL; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; NEURAL CELLS; NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE; NON-CONTACT; PROMISING THERAPY; PULSE DURATIONS; SPECIFIC STRENGTH; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; VINCULIN;

ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; COUPLINGS; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PROTEINS; THERMOPLASTICS;

CELLS;

GRAPHENE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAPHITE; HUMANS; NEURONS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 78349311450     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.08.095     Document Type: Article

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