Light-induced rolling of azobenzene polymer thin films for wrapping subcellular neuronal structures.

ABSTRACT: Neurons are essential cells composing our nervous system and orchestrating our body, thoughts, and emotions. Recently, research efforts have been focused on studying not only their collective structure and functions but also the single-cell properties as an individual complex system. Nanoscale technology has the potential to unravel mysteries in neuroscience and provide support to the neuron by measuring and influencing several aspects of the cell. As wearable devices interact with different parts of our body, we could envision a thousand times smaller interface to conform on and around subcellular regions of the neurons for unprecedented contact, probing, and control. However, a major challenge is to develop an interface that can morph to the extreme curvatures of subcellular structures.

SUBMITTER: Airaghi Leccardi MJI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525480 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature