Coupling of Semiconductor Nanowires with Neurons and Their Interfacial Structure
Open Access
- 4 December 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nanoscale Research Letters
- Vol. 5 (2), 410-415
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11671-009-9498-0
Abstract
We report on the compatibility of various nanowires with hippocampal neurons and the structural study of the neuron–nanowire interface. Si, Ge, SiGe, and GaN nanowires are compatible with hippocampal neurons due to their native oxide, but ZnO nanowires are toxic to neuron due to a release of Zn ion. The interfaces of fixed Si nanowire and hippocampal neuron, cross-sectional samples, were prepared by focused ion beam and observed by transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the processes of neuron were adhered well on the nanowire without cleft.Keywords
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