| Presentation | 2010-01-28 Submicro-needles made of carbon nanotube bundle for single-cell manipulation Kazutoshi KOHIRA, Sho HARABE, Tamami MOTOMURA, Yuki HAYASHIDA, Nobuki MURAYAMA, |
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| Abstract(in English) | Micromanipulation of biological tissues at single-cell level is of great interest in the bio-medical engineering field. Recently, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been collecting attention as a bio-compatible material in making tools for the manipulation and their usability was tested in vitro experiments. In this study, we made attempts to fabricate micro-scale needles with CNT bundles that have various diameters and lengths. By a simple electrophoretic deposition method, we could produce the CNT bundle assemblages of 0.01 to 6 mm in length, tapering to 0.1-10 microns in diameter at the tip end. Those needles could penetrate through the cell membrane of isolated neurons in physiological saline, so that we lifted and moved horizontally their cell body over several tens of microns. Since electrical impedance of the needles was in a measurable range in physiological saline, they might be usable not only as a micromanipulation tool but also for single cell electrophysiology. |
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| Keyword(in English) | neuronal prosthesis / electrophysiology / micro electrode / electroplating / carbon nanotubes |
| Paper # | MBE2009-81 |
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| Conference Date | 2010/1/21(1days) |
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| Language | JPN |
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| Title (in English) | Submicro-needles made of carbon nanotube bundle for single-cell manipulation |
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| Keyword(1) | neuronal prosthesis |
| Keyword(2) | electrophysiology |
| Keyword(3) | micro electrode |
| Keyword(4) | electroplating |
| Keyword(5) | carbon nanotubes |
| 1st Author's Name | Kazutoshi KOHIRA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Sho HARABE |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University |
| 3rd Author's Name | Tamami MOTOMURA |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University |
| 4th Author's Name | Yuki HAYASHIDA |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University |
| 5th Author's Name | Nobuki MURAYAMA |
| 5th Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University |
| Date | 2010-01-28 |
| Paper # | MBE2009-81 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.109 |
| Number (no) | 406 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 4 |
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