Nanotechnology and Neuroscience: Nano-Electronic, Photonic and Mechanical Neuronal Interfacing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781489980373)

This book describes the use of modern micro- and nanofabrication technologies to develop improved tools for stimulating and recording electrical activity in neuronal networks. It provides an overview of the different ways in which the "nano-world" can be beneficial for neuroscientists, including improvement of mechanical adhesion of cells on electrodes, tight-sealed extracellular recordings or intracellular approaches with strongly reduced invasiveness and tools for localized electrical or optical stimulation in optogenetics experiments. Specific discussion of fabrication strategies is included, to provide a comprehensive guide to develop micro and nanostructured tools for biological applications. A perspective on integrating these devices with state-of-the-art technologies for large-scale in vitro and in vivo experiments completes the picture of neuronal interfacing with micro- and nanostructures.

Author: Massimo De Vittorio
ISBN-10: 1489980377
ISBN-13: 9781489980373
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2014
Pages: 285
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d