… open an avenue to controlling neuronal growth in vitro and in … so that we can guide neuronal
growth. Because we influence … guidance may be extended as a general cell guidance …

… Our experiment is the first comparison study of a light mediated neuronal growth process
on the same cell type at 37 C and with the same optical excitation scheme and is a step …

… It is conceivable that the technique could be used with an optical fiber to guide neurons in
vivo, possibly to repair connections severed through trauma… Guiding neuronal growth with light …

… ] we propose this aligning as an important mechanism for optically guided neuron growth.
This therefore supports previous suggestions that the filopodia are influenced by laser light [7]. …

… guidance to seeded neurons. This is the first demonstration of chemically controlled, light-guided
neuronal growth… beam as a physical guiding cue to redirect axon growth.15 This simple …

… use of a Bessel light mode to induce targeted neuronal growth, which could not … of neuronal
growth using a spatial light modulator we briefly review the role and impact of the spatial light …

… We investigated the viability of optical neurite guidance in three-dimensions. … guidance. PC
12 cells are often used as a model system for neural differentiation, and for examining growth …

… Adhesion factor patterns are used to guide neural cell attachment and neurite outgrowth on
… ) is used as a laser light source. The wavelength of the emitted light can be tuned in a range …

… We suggest that light is the best tool to guide neural growth and synapse formation. This
method is cost efficient and very easy to perform. Our model is very good for understanding …

… , usually observed on timescales shorter than 0.5 s and limited to a few mV, is not
expected to play a significant role on experimentally observed guiding of neuronal growth. …