Optothermal nanomotors for rhythmic neuromodulation
Light-driven nanomotors deliver rhythmic heat pulses that synchronize neuronal calcium and firing patterns, outperforming continuous stimulation to repair brain circuits and restore movement in Alzheimer’s zebrafish.
Authors
- Jianyun Xiong
- Xing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7146-0125)
- Xin Hongbao
- Ziyi He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7068-0773)
- Baojun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-7780)
- He Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-5742)
- Ting Pan
- Zihao Su
- Xiaoya Liu
- Guoshuai Zhu
- Yang Shi
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Guangdong Medical College (CN)
- NeoPhotonics (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- National Science Review
- Published
- 2026-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag538
- Primary Topic
- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China