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@ARTICLE{Toma:828467,
      author       = {Toma, Mana and Belu, Andreea and Mayer, Dirk and
                      Offenhäusser, Andreas},
      title        = {{F}lexible {G}old {N}anocone {A}rray {S}urfaces as a {T}ool
                      for {R}egulating {N}euronal {B}ehavior},
      journal      = {Small},
      volume       = {13},
      number       = {24},
      issn         = {1613-6810},
      address      = {Weinheim},
      publisher    = {Wiley-VCH},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2017-02426},
      pages        = {1700629},
      year         = {2017},
      abstract     = {Accelerated neurite outgrowth of rat cortical neurons on a
                      flexible and inexpensive substrate functionalized with gold
                      nanocone arrays is reported. The gold nanocone arrays are
                      fabricated on Teflon films by a bottom-up approach based on
                      colloidal lithography followed by deposition of a thin gold
                      layer. The geometry of nanocone arrays including height and
                      pitch is controlled by the overall etching time and template
                      polystyrene beads size. Fluorescence microscopy studies
                      reveal high viability and significant morphological changes
                      of the neurons on the structured surfaces. The elongation
                      degree of neurite is maximized on the nanocone arrays
                      created with 1 µm polystyrene beads by a factor of two with
                      respect to the control. Furthermore, the interface between
                      the neurons and the nanocones is investigated by scanning
                      electron microscopy and focused ion beam cross-sectioning.
                      The detailed observation of the neuron/nanocone interfaces
                      reveals the morphological similarity between the nanocone
                      tips and the neuronal processes, the existence of interspace
                      at the interface between the cell body and the nanocones,
                      and neurite bridging among the neighboring structures, which
                      may induce the acceleration of neurite outgrowth. The
                      flexible gold nanocone arrays can be a good supporting
                      substrate of neuron culture with noble electrical and
                      optical properties.},
      cin          = {ICS-8},
      ddc          = {540},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICS-8-20110106},
      pnm          = {552 - Engineering Cell Function (POF3-552)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-552},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000403805900013},
      pubmed       = {pmid:28464550},
      doi          = {10.1002/smll.201700629},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/828467},
}