Title :
Synthetic neuronal circuits: Optically active semiconductor microtubes as remotely accessible sensors for action potentials
Author :
Koitmae, Aune ; Harberts, Jann ; Loers, Gabriele ; Muller, Manuel ; Sonnenberg, David ; Heyn, Christian ; Hansen, Wolfgang ; Blick, Robert H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Hybrid Nanostruct. (CHYN), Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
In this work an advanced method of optical readout of action-potentials using optically active semiconductor microtubes (MTs) as resonators and potential tool for optogenetic circuits and 3D environment is presented. The microtubes are fabricated using a well-established method of lattice mismatched layers. GaAs quantum wells (QW) embedded in the multilayers act as optically active sensors for action potentials.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; bioelectric potentials; biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; gallium arsenide; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; multilayers; neurophysiology; semiconductor devices; 3D environment; GaAs; action potentials; lattice mismatched layers; multilayers; optical readout; optically active semiconductor microtubes; optically active sensors; optogenetic circuits; potential tool; quantum wells; remotely accessible sensors; resonators; synthetic neuronal circuits; Electron tubes; Gallium arsenide; Glass; Nerve fibers; Optical sensors; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Engineering (NER), 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montpellier
DOI :
10.1109/NER.2015.7146672
