Title :
A biomimetic fabricated carbon nanotube synapse for prosthetic applications
Author :
Joshi, Jonathan ; Zhang, Jialu ; Wang, Chuan ; Hsu, Chih-Chieh ; Parker, Alice C. ; Zhou, Chongwu ; Ravishankar, Udhay
Author_Institution :
Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A biomimetic carbon nanotube synapse, the portion of the neuron that receives inputs from other neurons, has been fabricated in the laboratory as an analog circuit. The waveforms input to the synapse and output from the synapse resemble biological waveforms in shape and relative amplitudes and durations. This working circuit is an important first step towards the use of nanotechnology for biomimetic neural circuits and neural prosthesis.
Keywords :
biomimetics; carbon nanotubes; nanomedicine; neurophysiology; prosthetics; C; analog circuit; biological waveforms; biomimetic fabricated carbon nanotube synapse; biomimetic neural circuits; nanotechnology; neural prosthesis; neuron; prosthetics; CNTFETs; Carbon nanotubes; Electric potential; Neurons; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Life Science Systems and Applications Workshop (LiSSA), 2011 IEEE/NIH
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0421-5
DOI :
10.1109/LISSA.2011.5754178
