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Silicon biointerfaces for all scales

Design principles for the development of silicon biointerfaces enable the non-genetic, light-controlled modulation of intracellular Ca2+ dynamics, and of cellular excitability in vitro, in tissue slices and in mouse brains.

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Fig. 1: Si-based biointerfaces enable optical control of cellular signalling at multiple scales.

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Park, S., Frank, J.A. & Anikeeva, P. Silicon biointerfaces for all scales. Nat Biomed Eng 2, 471–472 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-018-0268-0

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