NANOWIRES FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

An electrical device including a substrate that has a surface and a plurality of electrically conductive nanowires, each of which has a first end and a second end. Each of the nanowires is formed of a semiconductor, a compound semiconductor, a metal, or a combination thereof and is coated with an electrically insulating layer except for its first and second ends, the first end being attached to the surface and the second end being coated with an electrically conductive layer. Also disclosed is a method of sending or receiving an electrical signal to or from a biological cell using the above-described device.