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Pàgina inicial > Articles > Articles publicats > Single-layer graphene modulates neuronal communication and augments membrane ion currents |
Data: | 2018 |
Resum: | The use of graphene-based materials to engineer sophisticated biosensing interfaces that can adapt to the central nervous system requires a detailed understanding of how such materials behave in a biological context. Graphene's peculiar properties can cause various cellular changes, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that single-layer graphene increases neuronal firing by altering membrane-associated functions in cultured cells. Graphene tunes the distribution of extracellular ions at the interface with neurons, a key regulator of neuronal excitability. The resulting biophysical changes in the membrane include stronger potassium ion currents, with a shift in the fraction of neuronal firing phenotypes from adapting to tonically firing. By using experimental and theoretical approaches, we hypothesize that the graphene-ion interactions that are maximized when single-layer graphene is deposited on electrically insulating substrates are crucial to these effects. |
Ajuts: | European Commission 720270 European Commission 696656 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2016-76721-R |
Drets: | Tots els drets reservats. |
Llengua: | Anglès |
Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar |
Matèria: | Associated functions ; Biosensing interfaces ; Cellular changes ; Central nervous systems ; Insulating substrates ; Ion interactions ; Neuronal firings ; Theoretical approach ; Action Potentials ; Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; Cell Communication ; Cells, Cultured ; Graphite ; Nanostructures ; Nerve Net ; Neurons ; Potassium ; Rats |
Publicat a: | Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 13 Núm. 8 (August 2018) , p. 755-764, ISSN 1748-3395 |
Postprint 66 p, 14.0 MB |