Title :
3D plasmonic hollow nanoantennas as tools for neuroscience applications
Author :
Dipalo, Michele ; Malerba, Mario ; Messina, Gabriele C. ; La Rocca, Rosanna ; Miele, Ermanno ; Amin, Hayder ; Maccione, Alessandro ; Berdondini, Luca ; De Angelis, Francesco
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ist. Italiano di Tecnol., Genoa, Italy
Abstract :
3D plasmonic nanoantennas were fabricated on active biodevices for in-vitro neuroscience experiments. The technique consents to realize nanoantennas patterns suitable for neurons culture and that can be used concurrently as intracellular nanoelectrodes and spectroscopic probes.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; biological techniques; cellular biophysics; metamaterial antennas; neurophysiology; plasmonics; 3D plasmonic hollow nanoantennas; active biodevices; in-vitro neuroscience experiments; intracellular nanoelectrodes; nanoantenna patterns; neuron culture; neuroscience applications; spectroscopic probes; Electrodes; Nanobioscience; Nanoscale devices; Neurons; Neuroscience; Plasmons; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
