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A hybrid P3HT-Graphene interface for efficient photostimulation of neurons
Mattia L. DiFrancesco, Elisabetta Colombo, Ermanno D. Papaleo +4
Graphene conductive properties have been long exploited in the field of organic photovoltaics and optoelectronics by the scientific community worldwide. We engineered and character…
Self-organizing memristive nanowire networks with structural plasticity emulate biological neuronal circuits
Gianluca Milano, Giacomo Pedretti, Matteo Fretto +5
Acting as artificial synapses, two-terminal memristive devices are considered fundamental building blocks for the realization of artificial neural networks. Organized into large ar…
An increase in membrane cholesterol by graphene oxide disrupts calcium homeostasis in primary astrocytes
Mattia Bramini, Martina Chiacchiaretta, Andrea Armirotti +8
The use of graphene nanomaterials (GNMs) for biomedical applications targeted to the central nervous system is exponentially increasing, although precise information on their effec…
Interfacing Graphene-Based Materials With Neural Cells
Mattia Bramini, Giulio Alberini, Elisabetta Colombo +6
The scientific community has witnessed an exponential increase in the applications of graphene and graphene-based materials in a wide range of fields. For what concerns neuroscienc…
Graphene oxide nanosheets disrupt lipid composition, Ca2+ homeostasis and synaptic transmission in primary cortical neurons
Mattia Bramini, Silvio Sacchetti, Andrea Armirotti +6
Graphene has the potential to make a very significant impact on society, with important applications in the biomedical field. The possibility to engineer graphene-based medical dev…
Graphene oxide upregulates the homeostatic functions of primary astrocytes and modulates astrocyte-to-neuron communication
Martina Chiacchiaretta, Mattia Bramini, Anna Rocchi +7
Graphene-based materials are the focus of intense research efforts to devise novel theranostic strategies for targeting the central nervous system. In this work, we have investigat…
A hybrid bio-organic interface for neuronal photo-activation
Maria Rosa Antognazza, Diego Ghezzi, Marco Dal Maschio +3
Interfacing artificial functional materials and living neuronal tissues is at the forefront of bio-nano-technology. Attempts have been so far based onto microscale processing of me…