Fig. 6

Neuronal count (a) and fluorescence intensity of the glial scar (b), measured around the electrode’s contact site 5 weeks after implantation for the different coated (nanoparticles smaller than 10 nm; 50 nm and mixture of both) electrodes and the uncoated (NoNP) group. Data are given as means + SEM. Photomicrographs (c) showing the neurons marked with NeuN (green) and the astrogliosis marked with GFAP (red) near the contact area of an electrode from the mix-sized group