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Ring Early Trophozoite

Mid Trophozoite Late Trophozoite

Schizonts Bursting Schizonts

COLOR FIGURE 15.2
Corresponding. AFM. imaging. of. external. surface. and. Giemsa. staining. of. interior. parasite. structure. of.
lab-cultured. P. falciparum .IRBCs..(Details.shown.in.Li,.A.,.et.al.,. J. Microbiol. . Methods ,.66,.434-439,.2006.)

Electrode
array

Natural
signal path

New signal path

COLOR FIGURE 16.5
Illustration. of. epiretinal. prosthesis.. An. array. of. electrodes. are. implanted. inside. the. eye. and. hatched. on. the.
surface.of.the.retina..The.natural.signal.path.of.the.photoreceptor.to.the.retinal.ganglion.neuron.is.blocked..A.
new.signal.path.is.created.by.electrically.stimulating.the.surviving.neurons.