Controlling the behavior of single live cells with high density arrays of microscopic OLEDs

Anja Steude, Matthias Jahnel, Michael Thomschke, Matthias Schober, Malte Christian Gather

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Abstract

Microarrays of OLEDs are used to ­optically control the locomotion of individual cells in real time. Close contact (<2 μm) between OLEDs and the aqueous cell culture medium is facilitated by high-performance thin-film encapsulation. This work paves the way for using OLED light sources to control and study neuronal activity and cell signaling with extreme spatial and temporal resolution.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7657-7661
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number46
Early online date13 Oct 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Biophotonics
  • Microdisplays
  • Optogenetics
  • Organic light-emitting diodes
  • Thin-film encapsulation

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