ArticleNature reviews bioengineering2023
Neural modulation with photothermally active nanomaterials.
Article in Nature reviews bioengineering, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.
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Abstract
Modulating neural electrophysiology with high precision is essential for understanding neural communication and for the diagnosis and treatment of neural disorders. Photothermal modulation offers a remote and non-genetic method for neural modulation with high spatiotemporal resolution and specificity. This technique induces highly localized and transient temperature changes at the cell membrane interfaced with photothermally active nanomaterials. This rapid temperature change affects the electrical properties of the cell membrane or temperature-sensitive ion channels. In this Review, we discuss the fundamental material properties and illumination conditions that are necessary for nanomaterial-assisted photothermal neural excitation and inhibition. We examine how this versatile technique allows direct investigation of neural electrophysiology and signalling pathways in two-dimensional and three-dimensional cell cultures and tissues, and highlight the scientific and technological challenges in terms of cellular specificity, light delivery and biointerface stability on the road to clinical translation.
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