DocumentCode
2997751
Title
A biomimetic fabricated carbon nanotube synapse for prosthetic applications
Author
Joshi, Jonathan ; Zhang, Jialu ; Wang, Chuan ; Hsu, Chih-Chieh ; Parker, Alice C. ; Zhou, Chongwu ; Ravishankar, Udhay
Author_Institution
Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
7-8 April 2011
Firstpage
139
Lastpage
142
Abstract
A biomimetic carbon nanotube synapse, the portion of the neuron that receives inputs from other neurons, has been fabricated in the laboratory as an analog circuit. The waveforms input to the synapse and output from the synapse resemble biological waveforms in shape and relative amplitudes and durations. This working circuit is an important first step towards the use of nanotechnology for biomimetic neural circuits and neural prosthesis.
Keywords
biomimetics; carbon nanotubes; nanomedicine; neurophysiology; prosthetics; C; analog circuit; biological waveforms; biomimetic fabricated carbon nanotube synapse; biomimetic neural circuits; nanotechnology; neural prosthesis; neuron; prosthetics; CNTFETs; Carbon nanotubes; Electric potential; Neurons; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Life Science Systems and Applications Workshop (LiSSA), 2011 IEEE/NIH
Conference_Location
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0421-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LISSA.2011.5754178
Filename
5754178
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