Flexible photopolymer based optical waveguides for
optogenetic applications
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Flexible photopolymer based optical waveguides for
optogenetic applications
- Author:
C. Helke, M. Arnold, F. Schwenzer, D. Reuter, H. Kuhn, C. Goßler, M. Reinhardt, M. Wachs, U. Schwarz, D. Keppeler, T. Moser
Since the last decades, implantable medical devices have played an important role to improve health conditions, monitoring and diagnosis. However, the auditory nerves are not sensitive for optical stimulations. With a genetic modification, the so-called optogenetics, it is possible to render the nerves sensible for optical stimulation2 . An optogenetic tool with photopolymer-based optical waveguides in combination with laser diodes is possible for transporting light from the source to the nerve cells .
