Organic Transistor Devices for in vitro Electrophysiological Applications - Andrea Spanu Gebunden

This thesis reports on a novel system forextracellular recordings of the activity of excitable cells which relies on anorganic charge-modulated field-effect transistor (FET) called OCMFET. Thebook shows how thanks to the intrinsic biocompatibility lightness andinexpensiveness of the material used this new system is able to overcome severalproblems typical of of classic electronic andbioelectronic. Itprovides a full description of the system together with a comprehensive reportof the successful experimental trials carried out on both cardiac and nervecells and a concise yet comprehensiv e overview of bioelectronic interfaces andorganic sensors for electrophysiological applications.