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Organic Polymers: Photostimulation of Whole‐Cell Conductance in Primary Rat Neocortical Astrocytes Mediated by Organic Semiconducting Thin Films (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 3/2014)
Author(s) -
Benfenati Valentina,
Martino Nicola,
Antognazza Maria Rosa,
Pistone Assunta,
Toffanin Stefano,
Ferroni Stefano,
Lanzani Guglielmo,
Muccini Michele
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201470013
Subject(s) - photostimulation , conductance , materials science , thin film , polymer , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , neuroscience , composite material , psychology , mathematics , combinatorics
On page 392, Valentina Benfenati, Maria Rosa Antognazza, Michele Muccini, and colleagues show how the photostimulation of a semiconducting polymer blend modulates the ion channel conductance of astrocytes cultured on top of the device. The device can be used as a selective tool to study ion channel conductances in non‐excitable cells.