Connection of hippocampal neurons by magnetically controlled movement of short electrospun polymer fibers - A route to magnetic micromanipulators

Kriha O; Becker M; Lehmann M; Kriha D; Krieglstein J; Yosef M; Schlecht S; Wehrspohn RB; Wendorff JH; Greiner A

Advanced Materials, Vol.19, No.18, 2483-2483, 2007

DOI10.1002/adma.200601937 Export Citation

Connection of hippocampal neurons by magnetically controlled movement of short electrospun polymer fibers - A route to magnetic micromanipulators

Kriha O, Becker M, Lehmann M, Kriha D, Krieglstein J, Yosef M, Schlecht S, Wehrspohn RB, Wendorff JH, Greiner A

Controlled movement of short electrospun fluorescent fibers has been accomplished by electrospinning of anthracene-modified PMMA loaded with superparamagnetic cobalt nanoparticles. Subsequently, composite fibers were mechanically cut, dispersed in water and moved under the influence of an external ferromagnet.