Inventors:
Emilia Entcheva - Stony Brook NY, US
Zhiheng Jia - East Setauket NY, US
Zhongju Lu - East Setauket NY, US
Harold Bien - Stony Brook NY, US
Ira S. Cohen - Stony Brook NY, US
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York - Albany NY
International Classification:
A61N 5/06
Abstract:
The invention features an optically-controlled biological device that includes a biological component comprising a non-excitable cell expressing a light-gated ion channel protein and capable of forming gap junction channels with a target cell, and an optical stimulation unit.