Gold Nanorod-assisted Optical Stimulation of Neuronal Cells
Title:
Gold Nanorod-assisted Optical Stimulation of Neuronal Cells
Author:
Paviolo, Chiara
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (571 seconds)
Series:
Neuroscience
General Note:
Title from resource description page
Abstract:
This protocol outlines how to use the transient heating associated with the optical absorption of gold nanorods to stimulate differentiation and intracellular calcium activity in neuronal cells. These results potentially open up new applications in neural prostheses and fundamental studies in neuroscience.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/52566