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.