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DEVICE FOR STIMULATING NEURAL REGENERATION AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF
(2013-11-28)
Chen Fang-Chung
;
Chuang Ming-Kai
;
Tan Kim-Shih
The present invention provides a device for stimulating neural regeneration and/or neurite outgrowth and a fabrication method thereof. A photovoltaic component having a substrate, a first conductive layer, an active layer and a second conducting stacked in sequence is formed. The photovoltaic component is encapsulated by an encapsulant with a portion of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer exposed from the encapsulant. The device is configured to be rolled to form a guiding tube having two open ends and to be placed at a damaged portion of a nerve. When the device is illuminated by light, a photovoltage exists between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer for producing an electric current, so as to stimulate neural regeneration and repair the damaged portion of a nerve.