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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 90, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.2709627
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The authors propose a light-addressable planar electrode with a simple three-layer laminated structure that can induce pinpoint neuronal activation on the culture substrate. The structure consists of a tin oxide (SnO2), hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), and passivation layer. The passivation layer was a spin-coated low-conductive zinc antimonate (ZnOSb2O5)-dispersed epoxy, which was proved to be effective for preventing penetration of culture medium and thus avoiding deterioration of a-Si:H layer. Illumination to the electrode locally elevated the conductivity with 60-fold stimulus charge density. The fluo-4 calcium imaging of neurons cultured on the developed electrode showed that the neuronal activation was confined around the illuminated location, thus demonstrating the light-addressing capability of the proposed electrode. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
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