Artificial synapse chip interface for electronic prosthetic retina
CA 2451580 A1 · Owner: The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University · Inventors: Blumenkranz, Mark; Bent, Stacey Francine; Fishman, Harvey A.
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The invention provides microfabricated devices and methods for directing the growth of a cell process to form an artificial synapse. The devices are called artificial synapse chips. The artificial synapse comprises a nanofabricated aperture (about 50-100 nm in size) that connects the cell process to a chemical or electrical means of neuronal excitation. Such an aperture width mimics the length scales of a natural synapse and thus emphasizes the localized spatial relationship between a neuron and a stimulation source. The invention further provides devices and methods for regenerating a nerve fiber into an electrode. The invention thus provides a regeneration electrode that uses a …
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