Semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube biomimetic films for wire-free photostimulation of blind retinas

Lilach Bareket; Nir Waiskopf; David Rand; Gur Lubin; Moshe David-Pur; Jacob Ben-Dov; Soumyendu Roy; Cyril Eleftheriou; Evelyne Sernagor; Ori Cheshnovsky; Uri Banin; Yael Hanein

doi:10.1021/nl5034304

Semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube biomimetic films for wire-free photostimulation of blind retinas

Lilach Bareket, Nir Waiskopf, David Rand, Gur Lubin, Moshe David-Pur, Jacob Ben-Dov, Soumyendu Roy, Cyril Eleftheriou, Evelyne Sernagor, Ori Cheshnovsky, Uri Banin, Yael Hanein^*

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We report the development of a semiconductor nanorod-carbon nanotube based platform for wire-free, light induced retina stimulation. A plasma polymerized acrylic acid midlayer was used to achieve covalent conjugation of semiconductor nanorods directly onto neuro-adhesive, three-dimensional carbon nanotube surfaces. Photocurrent, photovoltage, and fluorescence lifetime measurements validate efficient charge transfer between the nanorods and the carbon nanotube films. Successful stimulation of a light-insensitive chick retina suggests the potential use of this novel platform in future artificial retina applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6685-6692
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl5034304
State	Published - 12 Nov 2014

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Keywords

Neural photostimulation
carbon nanotubes
neural prosthesis
plasma polymerization
quantum rods
retinal implant

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