Neuronal Architectures with Axo-dendritic Polarity above Silicon Nanowires

ROTH S., BUGNICOURT G., BISBAL M., GORY-FAURÉ S., BROCARD J., VILLARD C.

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Lugar: Weinheim; Año: 2012 vol. 8 p. 671 - 675

1613-6810

An approach is developped to gain control over the polarity of neuronal networks at the cellular level by physically constraining cell development by the use of micropatterns. It is demonstrated that the position and path of individual axons, the cell extension that propagates the neuron output signal, can be chosen with a success rate higher than 85%. This allows the design of small living computational blocks above silicon nanowires.