• DocumentCode
    731949
  • Title

    A Light guide plate based flexible optical cuff for optogenetic stimulation of motor units

  • Author

    Kim, M.S. ; Kim, M.K. ; Hwang, J. ; Joo, C. ; Kang, J.Y. ; Kim, Y.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Mech. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    21-25 June 2015
  • Firstpage
    1653
  • Lastpage
    1656
  • Abstract
    This paper reports a light guide plate based flexible optical cuff for optogenetic stimulation of motor units. We propose the optical cuff based on a single-sheet PDMS light guide plate (LGP). It has good flexibility, and can be improved the efficiency of the light source by distributing the light globally through the LGP. Moreover, the possibility of cell necrosis due to heat can help to reduce by preventing direct contact between the μ-LED and neurons.
  • Keywords
    genetics; light emitting diodes; light sources; μ-LED; cell necrosis; flexible optical cuff; light guide plate; light source; motor units; neurons; optogenetic stimulation; single-sheet PDMS; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical receivers; Optical reflection; Stimulated emission; Light plate guide; Optical cuff; Optogenetic stimulation; motor nerve;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anchorage, AK
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7181259
  • Filename
    7181259