Mechanisms of cell-material interaction
One of the key questions when using materials to impact cell to cell
interaction is the mechanism that facilitates the cell-material-cell
interaction. It is well established that conductive materials can be
used to sense electrical activity from a cell and stimulate cells (eg,
with pacemakers). However, such ability is often dependent on
considerations of source/sink and other factors. The fact is that the
electrical impulse propagated by a conductive material from a cell that
is activated to a distant cell is not well understood and will require
further study.