Prof Joseph Shappir

Head of Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics

Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Major Publications

1. Electrically conductive 2D-PAN containing surfaces as a culturing substrate for neurons, R. Oren, R. Sfez, N. Korbakov, K. Shabtai, A. Cohen, H. Erez, A. Dormann, H. Cohen, J. Shappir, M.E. Spira,and S. Yitzchaik, J. Biomater. Sci. Polymer Edn. Vol.15, No.11, pp.1355-1374 (2004).
2. A method to sense single-particle motion using a tapered-gap microcapacitor, R. Kapon, I. Sagiv, J. Shappir, N. Mazorski, G. Ziv, D. Shaharand, Z. Reich, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, p4277 (2004).
3. Acetylcholinesterase-ISFET based system for the detection of acetylcholine and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, A. Hai, D. Ben-Haim, N. Korbakov, A. Cohen, J. Shappir, R. Oren, M. E. Spira and S. Yitzchaik, Biosensors Bioelectronics, xxxx (2006).
4. Generation of diverse field potential waveforms by a single neuron, cultured on a transistor’s gate – experimental results and simulations. Cohen, A., Shappir, J., Yitzchaik, S., and Spira, M. E. (2006). Biosens Bioelectron.
5. Experimental and theoretical analysis of neuron-transistor hybrid electrical coupling: the relationships between the electro-anatomy of cultured Aplysia neurons and the recorded field potentials. Cohen A., Shappir J., Yitshaik S., Spira M. E., Biosens. Bioelectron. 22 , pp. 656-663, (2006).