Dual-compartment neurofluidic system for electrophysiological measurements in physically segregated and functionally connected neuronal cell culture

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn , Issue OCTOBER, 2011, Pages 2-

  Kanagasabapathi, Thirukumaran T ^a   Ciliberti, Davide ^a   Martinoia, Sergio ^b,c   Wadman, Wytse J ^d   Decré, Michel M J ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compartmented device; Functional connectivity; Invitro model; Neuron cell culture; Pharmacological manipulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LABELING; CELL POPULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 83755220217     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2011.00013     Document Type: Article

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