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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
May. 18, 2000
Applicants:
Gabriele Nelles, Stuttgart, DE;
Akio Yasuda, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Gabriele Nelles, Stuttgart, DE;
Akio Yasuda, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Sony International (Europe) GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for providing a substrate structure for oriented neurite outgrowth, wherein a basic substrate is provided, characterized in that at least one alignment layer is deposited on said substrate and a mono- or multi-layer of a liquid crystal material is deposited on said at least one alignment layer or a combined alignment layer is deposited on said substrate, thereby providing a structured surface.