Coupling of Semiconductor Nanowires with Neurons and Their Interfacial Structure

We report on the compatibility of various nanowires with hippocampal neurons and the structural study of the neuron–nanowire interface. Si, Ge, SiGe, and GaN nanowires are compatible with hippocampal neurons due to their native oxide, but ZnO nanowires are toxic to neuron due to a release of Zn ion....

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Autores principales: Lee, Ki-Young, Shim, Sojung, Kim, Il-Soo, Oh, Hwangyou, Kim, Sunoh, Ahn, Jae-Pyeong, Park, Seung-Han, Rhim, Hyewhon, Choi, Heon-Jin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2009
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Nano Express
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2894234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20672083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-009-9498-0
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Sumario:We report on the compatibility of various nanowires with hippocampal neurons and the structural study of the neuron–nanowire interface. Si, Ge, SiGe, and GaN nanowires are compatible with hippocampal neurons due to their native oxide, but ZnO nanowires are toxic to neuron due to a release of Zn ion. The interfaces of fixed Si nanowire and hippocampal neuron, cross-sectional samples, were prepared by focused ion beam and observed by transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the processes of neuron were adhered well on the nanowire without cleft.

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