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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Melanie A. Yen, Pasadena, CA (US);
Dennis A. Dougherty, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Harry B. Gray, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Chow, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mark S. Humayun, Glendale, CA (US);
Mark E. Thompson, Anaheim, CA (US);
Lionel E. Cheruzel, San Jose, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the modulation of the activity of electrically excitable cells. In particular, several embodiments relate to the use of photovoltaic compounds which, upon exposure to light energy, increase or decrease the electrical activity of cells.