NOVEL BIOELECTRODE FOR NEUROSCIENCE APPLICATIONS

所有新型生物电极都将由导电聚合物制成。在一个 在适当的条件下，该生物电极可以被电化学还原 由此产生的神经递质，如乙酰胆碱， 将γ-氨基丁酸盐、多巴胺或谷氨酸加入到 生物电极。神经递质可以被困在体内 生物电极保持在合适的温度下的导电聚合物基质 潜力。当生物电极受到电脉冲刺激时， 被包裹的神经递质可以从聚合物基质中释放出来。这个 这里描述的新型电极是一种装置的原型，该装置可以 用于将少量具有生物医学意义的材料输送到 在特定的时间特定的地点。

All novel bioelectrode will be fabricated from conducting polymers. In a proper condition, this bioelectrode can be electrochemically reduced with resulting incorporation of neurotransmitters, such as acetyl choline, gamma-aminobutyrate, dopamine, or glutamate, into the polymer matrix of the bioelectrode. The neurotransmitter can be remained entrapped within the conducting polymer matrix when the bioelectrode is kept at a proper potential. When the bioelectrode is stimulated by an electric pulse, the entrapped neurotransmitter can be released from the polymer matrix. The novel electrode described here is prototype for a device which could be used to deliver small amounts of biomedically interesting materials to specific locations at specific times.