Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

BrainPhys neuronal medium optimized for imaging and optogenetics in vitro

  • Michael Zabolocki,
  • Kasandra McCormack,
  • Mark van den Hurk,
  • Bridget Milky,
  • Andrew P. Shoubridge,
  • Robert Adams,
  • Jenne Tran,
  • Anita Mahadevan-Jansen,
  • Philipp Reineck,
  • Jacob Thomas,
  • Mark R. Hutchinson,
  • Carmen K. H. Mak,
  • Adam Añonuevo,
  • Leon H. Chew,
  • Adam J. Hirst,
  • Vivian M. Lee,
  • Erin Knock,
  • Cedric Bardy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19275-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Current media for neuronal cell and organoid cultures are suboptimal for functional imaging and optogenetics experiments, owing to phototoxicity and unphysiological performance. Here the authors formulate an optimised neuronal medium to support live cell imaging and electrophysiological activity.