• 文献标题:   Remote nongenetic optical modulation of neuronal activity using fuzzy graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RASTOGI SK, GARG R, SCOPELLITI MG, PINTO BI, HARTUNG JE, KIM S, MURPHEY CGE, JOHNSON N, ROMAN DS, BEZANILLA F, CAHOON JF, GOLD MS, CHAMANZAR M, COHENKARNI T
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nanowire, optical modulation, dorsal root ganglia neuron, spheroid
  • 出版物名称:   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • ISSN:   0027-8424
  • 通讯作者地址:   Carnegie Mellon Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1073/pnas.1919921117
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The ability to modulate cellular electrophysiology is fundamental to the investigation of development, function, and disease. Currently, there is a need for remote, nongenetic, light-induced control of cellular activity in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) platforms. Here, we report a breakthrough hybrid nanomaterial for remote, nongenetic, photothermal stimu- lation of 2D and 3D neural cellular systems. We combine one- dimensional (1D) nanowires (NWs) and 2D graphene flakes grown out-of-plane for highly controlled photothermal stimulation at subcellular precision without the need for genetic modification, with laser energies lower than a hundred nanojoules, one to two orders of magnitude lower than Au-, C-, and Si-based nano-materials. Photothermal stimulation using NW-templated 3D fuzzy graphene (NT-3DFG) is flexible due to its broadband absorption and does not generate cellular stress. Therefore, it serves as a powerful toolset for studies of cell signaling within and between tissues and can enable therapeutic interventions.