Photo-electrochemical Stimulation of Neurons With Organic Donor-Acceptor Heterojunctions
A. Savva, A. Hama, G. Herrera-Lopez, N. Gasparini, L. Migliaccio, M. Kawan, N. Steiner, I. McCulloch, D. Baran, H. Fiumelli, P. J. Magistretti, E. D. Glowacki, S. Inal
This paper develops organic donor-acceptor heterojunctions that activate neurons with light, showing low-intensity light triggers action potentials via hydrogen peroxide production.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2022 · PreprintBioengineering