Andy Kah Ping Tay. Acute and Chronic Neural Stimulation via Mechano-Sensitive Ion Channels

New York: Springer, 2018. — 129 p.This book describes the tools, developed by the author, for perturbing endogenous mechano-sensitive ion channels for magneto-mechanical neuro-modulation. He explores the ways in which these tools compare against existing ones such as electricity, chemicals, optogenetics, and techniques like thermos/magneto-genetics. The author also reports on two platforms — magnetic ratcheting and magnetic microfluidics for directed evolution and high throughput culture of magnetotactic bacteria — that produce high quality magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications like neural stimulations. This thesis was submitted to and approved by the University of California, Los Angeles.Micro- and Nanotechnologies to Probe Brain Mechanobiology
Acute Neural Stimulation
Chronic Neural Stimulation
Phenotypic Selection of Magnetospirillum magneticum (AMB-1) Over-Producers Using Magnetic Ratcheting
Magnetic Microfluidic Separation for Estimating the Magnetic Contents of Magnetotactic Bacteria
Outlook for Magnetic Neural Stimulation Techniques