A hybrid bioorganic interface for neuronal photoactivation

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ghezzi, Diego ^a   Antognazza, Maria Rosa ^a   Dal Maschio, Marco ^a   Lanzarini, Erica ^a,b   Benfenati, Fabio ^a   Lanzani, Guglielmo ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIUM TIN OXIDE; PHENYL C61 BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE 2,5 DIYL); POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOORGANIC ACTIVE INTERFACE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RAT; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 79251549151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1164     Document Type: Article

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