| Literature DB >> 19219886 |
Yixin Zhao1, Philip Larimer, Richard T Pressler, Ben W Strowbridge, Clemens Burda.
Abstract
Light rather than electrical current: The inner or outer surfaces of glass micropipettes can be coated with nanoparticles of a narrow-band-gap semiconductor. When visible or near-infrared light is used for excitation, these micropipettes (labeled PE Stim in the image) can activate nearby neurons (labeled *) in brain tissue without the damage associated with electrical stimulation.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19219886 PMCID: PMC2769568 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200806093
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336