@article{dca8f069cf42422f89380899e563ec1d,
title = "Semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube biomimetic films for wire-free photostimulation of blind retinas",
abstract = "We report the development of a semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube based platform for wire-free, light induced retina stimulation. A plasma polymerized acrylic acid midlayer was used to achieve covalent conjugation of semiconductor nanorods directly onto neuro-adhesive, three-dimensional carbon nanotube surfaces. Photocurrent, photovoltage, and fluorescence lifetime measurements validate efficient charge transfer between the nanorods and the carbon nanotube films. Successful stimulation of a light-insensitive chick retina suggests the potential use of this novel platform in future artificial retina applications.",
keywords = "Neural photostimulation, carbon nanotubes, neural prosthesis, plasma polymerization, quantum rods, retinal implant",
author = "Lilach Bareket and Nir Waiskopf and David Rand and Gur Lubin and Moshe David-Pur and Jacob Ben-Dov and Soumyendu Roy and Cyril Eleftheriou and Evelyne Sernagor and Ori Cheshnovsky and Uri Banin and Yael Hanein",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 American Chemical Society.",
year = "2014",
month = nov,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1021/nl5034304",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "14",
pages = "6685--6692",
journal = "Nano Letters",
issn = "1530-6984",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
number = "11",
}