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Graphene biointerfaces for optical stimulation of cells

Overview of attention for article published in Science Advances, May 2018
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Title
Graphene biointerfaces for optical stimulation of cells
Published in
Science Advances, May 2018
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aat0351
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Authors

Alex Savchenko, Volodymyr Cherkas, Chao Liu, Gary B Braun, Alexander Kleschevnikov, Yury I Miller, Elena Molokanova

Abstract

Noninvasive stimulation of cells is crucial for the accurate examination and control of their function both at the cellular and the system levels. To address this need, we present a pioneering optical stimulation platform that does not require genetic modification of cells but instead capitalizes on unique optoelectronic properties of graphene, including its ability to efficiently convert light into electricity. We report the first studies of optical stimulation of cardiomyocytes via graphene-based biointerfaces (G-biointerfaces) in substrate-based and dispersible configurations. The efficiency of stimulation via G-biointerfaces is independent of light wavelength but can be tuned by changing the light intensity. We demonstrate that an all-optical evaluation of use-dependent drug effects in vitro can be enabled using substrate-based G-biointerfaces. Furthermore, using dispersible G-biointerfaces in vivo, we perform optical modulation of the heart activity in zebrafish embryos. Our discovery is expected to empower numerous fundamental and translational biomedical studies.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 129 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 32 25%
Researcher 21 16%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 9%
Student > Master 9 7%
Student > Bachelor 8 6%
Other 19 15%
Unknown 29 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 27 21%
Physics and Astronomy 18 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 8%
Materials Science 10 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 6%
Other 24 19%
Unknown 32 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 190. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 March 2024.
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#211,105
of 25,576,275 outputs
Outputs from Science Advances
#1,722
of 12,373 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#4,625
of 344,038 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science Advances
#42
of 240 outputs
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