A polymer optoelectronic interface restores light sensitivity in blind rat retinas

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 400-406

  Ghezzi, Diego ^a   Antognazza, Maria Rosa ^a   MacCarone, Rita ^b   Bellani, Sebastiano ^a,c   Lanzarini, Erica ^a   Martino, Nicola ^a,c   Mete, Maurizio ^d   Pertile, Grazia ^d   Bisti, Silvia ^b   Lanzani, Guglielmo ^a,c   Benfenati, Fabio ^e  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SUBSTRATES; CELLULAR INTERFACES; ORGANIC CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTO-EXCITATION PROCESS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER OPTOELECTRONICS;

BIOSENSORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RATS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

RESTORATION;

EID: 84877583394     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.34     Document Type: Article

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