The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
发明人:
Anikeeva, Polina,Deisseroth, Karl
申请号:
AU2016202003
公开号:
AU2016202003A1
申请日:
2016.03.31
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
#$%^&*AU2016202003A120160421.pdf#####ABSTRACT Provided herein are compositions comprising lanthanide-doped nanoparticles which upconvert electromagnetic radiation from infrared or near infrared wavelengths into the visible light spectrum. Also provided herein are methods activating light-responsive opsin 5 proteins expressed on plasma membranes of neurons and selectively altering the membrane polarization state of the neurons using the light delivered by the lanthanide-doped nanoparticles.