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ArticleNano letters2014

Semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube biomimetic films for wire-free photostimulation of blind retinas.

Lilach Bareket, Nir Waiskopf, David Rand, Gur Lubin, Moshe David-Pur, Jacob Ben-Dov, Soumyendu Roy, Cyril Eleftheriou, Evelyne Sernagor, Ori Cheshnovsky and 2 more

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Article in Nano letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Lilach BareketSchool of Electrical Engineering, ‡Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and ⊥School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Nir Waiskopf
David Rand
Gur Lubin
Moshe David-Pur
Jacob Ben-Dov
Soumyendu Roy
Cyril Eleftheriou
Evelyne Sernagor
Ori Cheshnovsky
Uri Banin
Yael Hanein

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/1023526/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the development of a semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube based platform for wire-free, light induced retina stimulation. A plasma polymerized acrylic acid midlayer was used to achieve covalent conjugation of semiconductor nanorods directly onto neuro-adhesive, three-dimensional carbon nanotube surfaces. Photocurrent, photovoltage, and fluorescence lifetime measurements validate efficient charge transfer between the nanorods and the carbon nanotube films. Successful stimulation of a light-insensitive chick retina suggests the potential use of this novel platform in future artificial retina applications.

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Neural ProsthesesSemiconductorsAcrylatesAnimalsBiomimetic MaterialsBiomimeticsChick EmbryoLightNanotubesNanotubes, CarbonPolymerizationRetinaAcrylatesacrylic acidNanotubes, Carboncarbon nanotubesNeural photostimulationneural prosthesisplasma polymerizationquantum rodsretinal implant

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PMID25350365
PMCPMC4367200

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