| abstract |
The invention relates to a micro-electrode arrangement for the spatially resolved diversion of electric cell potentials or the electrical stimulation of networks of biological cells, e.g. cell cultures, in vitro tissue sections or in vivo biological tissues. In order to obtain high spatial and time resolution, the invention proposes the application to a substrate (S) of a contact electrode (K1 to Kn) over a terminal electrode (A1 to An) as micro-electrodes (M1 to Mn), between which are arranged photosensitive components, preferably in the form of a continuous layer (P). Individual micro-electrodes (M1 to Mn) are controlled by illuminating the photosensitive layer (P) in their region. The control is preferably exerted by the transmission process through the substrate (S). For this, the substrate (S) and the terminal electrodes (A1 to An) must be translucent. If incident lighting is used for control, the contact electrodes (K1 to Kn) must be translucent. |