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Interfacing Neurons with Carbon Nanotubes: Electrical Signal Transfer and Synaptic Stimulation in Cultured Brain Circuits

Andrea Mazzatenta, Michele Giugliano, Stephane Campidelli, Luca Gambazzi, Luca Businaro, Henry Markram, Maurizio Prato and Laura Ballerini
Journal of Neuroscience 27 June 2007, 27 (26) 6931-6936; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1051-07.2007
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1051-07.2007
PubMed 
17596441
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History 
  • Received March 8, 2007
  • Revision received May 15, 2007
  • Accepted May 15, 2007
  • First published June 27, 2007.
  • Version of record published June 27, 2007.
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Author Information

  1. Andrea Mazzatenta1,*,
  2. Michele Giugliano3,*,
  3. Stephane Campidelli2,
  4. Luca Gambazzi3,
  5. Luca Businaro4,
  6. Henry Markram3,
  7. Maurizio Prato2, and
  8. Laura Ballerini1
  1. 1Physiology and Pathology Department, B.R.A.I.N., University of Trieste, I-34127, Trieste, Italy,
  2. 2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, I-34127, Trieste, Italy,
  3. 3Laboratory of Neural Microcircuitry, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 15CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, and
  4. 4LILIT BeamLine, TASC-INFM National Laboratory, Area Science Park, I-34012, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to either of the following: Dr. Laura Ballerini, Physiology and Pathology Department, Center for Neuroscience, B.R.A.I.N., University of Trieste, via Fleming 22, 34127, Trieste, Italy, ballerin{at}psico.units.it; or Maurizio Prato, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy, prato{at}units.it
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Author contributions

  1. ↵*A.M. and M.G. contributed equally to this work.

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Disclosures

    • Received March 8, 2007.
    • Revision received May 15, 2007.
    • Accepted May 15, 2007.
  • This work was supported by the Ministry of University and Research (COFIN and MUR-FIRB to M.P. and to L.B.) and EC-NEURONANO-NMP4-CT-2006-031847. We thank Dr. C. Petersen for helpful discussions, Dr. M. Hines for assistance with NEURON, Dr. L. Vaccari for assistance with scanning microscopy, Dr. S. Graziosi for computer and graphic assistance, and Drs. B. Pastore and C. Zacchigna for assistance with tissue cultures.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to either of the following: Dr. Laura Ballerini, Physiology and Pathology Department, Center for Neuroscience, B.R.A.I.N., University of Trieste, via Fleming 22, 34127, Trieste, Italy, ballerin{at}psico.units.it; or Maurizio Prato, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy, prato{at}units.it

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Interfacing Neurons with Carbon Nanotubes: Electrical Signal Transfer and Synaptic Stimulation in Cultured Brain Circuits
Andrea Mazzatenta, Michele Giugliano, Stephane Campidelli, Luca Gambazzi, Luca Businaro, Henry Markram, Maurizio Prato, Laura Ballerini
Journal of Neuroscience 27 June 2007, 27 (26) 6931-6936; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1051-07.2007

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Journal of Neuroscience 27 June 2007, 27 (26) 6931-6936; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1051-07.2007
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