Embodiments of the invention are directed to a device that combines microfabrication, microfluidic, and surface micropatterning techniques to create a multi-compartment neuronal culturing device that has application across a number of different neuroscience uses. Devices configured in accordance with...http://www.google.de/patents/US7419822?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7419822 - Microfluidic device for enabling fluidic isolation among interconnected compartments within the apparatus and methods relating to same