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Neuronal Architectures with Axo‐dendritic Polarity above Silicon Nanowires
Author(s) -
Roth Sophie,
Bugnicourt Ghislain,
Bisbal Mariano,
GoryFauré Sylvie,
Brocard Jacques,
Villard Catherine
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201102325
Subject(s) - silicon nanowires , polarity (international relations) , nanowire , silicon , neuron , materials science , nanotechnology , position (finance) , path (computing) , computer science , optoelectronics , cell , neuroscience , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , finance , economics , programming language
An approach is developped to gain control over the polarity of neuronal networks at the cellular level by physically constraining cell development by the use of micropatterns. It is demonstrated that the position and path of individual axons, the cell extension that propagates the neuron output signal, can be chosen with a success rate higher than 85%. This allows the design of small living computational blocks above silicon nanowires.