Organic semiconductors nanoparticles restore light sensitivity in blind retinas
Guglielmo Lanzani a
a Politecnico di Milano, P.zza L. da Vinci 32 20133 Milan- Italy, Italy
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS)
Proceedings of nanoGe Fall Meeting 2021 (NFM21)
#PhotoDet21. Next Generation Photodetectors
Online, Spain, 2021 October 18th - 22nd
Organizer: Ardalan Armin
Invited Speaker, Guglielmo Lanzani, presentation 234
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nfm.2021.234
Publication date: 23rd September 2021

Inherited retinal dystrophies and late-stage age-related macular degeneration, for which treatments remain limited, are among the most prevalent causes of legal blindness. Retinal prostheses have been developed to stimulate the inner retinal network; however, lack of sensitivity and resolution, and the need for wiring or external cameras, have limited their application. Here I report on the use of conjugated polymer nanoparticles (P3HT NPs), showing that they mediate light-evoked stimulation of retinal neurons and persistently rescue visual functions when subretinally injected in a rat model of retinitis pigmentosa. I will then discuss the Photophysics of the NPs and the open questions related on their functioning in vivo. 

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