Pinto Bernardo I, Bassetto Carlos A Z, Bezanilla Francisco
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.
Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Biophys Rev. 2022 Apr 13;14(2):569-577. doi: 10.1007/s12551-022-00943-9. eCollection 2022 Apr.
The observation that membrane capacitance increases with temperature has led to the development of new methods of neuronal stimulation using light. The optocapacitive effect refers to a light-induced change in capacitance produced by the heating of the membrane through a photothermal effect. This change in capacitance manifests as a current, named optocapacitive current that depolarizes cells and therefore can be used to stimulate excitable tissues. Here, we discuss how optocapacitance arises from basic membrane properties, the characteristics of the optocapacitive current, its use for neuronal stimulation, and the challenges for its application in vivo.
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