Carbon nanotubes: a promise for nerve tissue engineering?

被引:27
作者
Bosi, Susanna [1 ]
Fabbro, Alessandra [2 ]
Ballerini, Laura [2 ]
Prato, Maurizio [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Trieste, Dept Chem & Pharmaceut Sci, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
[2] Univ Trieste, Dept Life Sci, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
关键词
carbon nanotubes; neural interface; neuronal tissue repair; BACKPROPAGATING ACTION-POTENTIALS; NEURITE OUTGROWTH; DENDRITIC RELEASE; NEURONS; FUNCTIONALIZATION; STIMULATION; SCAFFOLDS; NETWORKS; IMPROVES; FIBERS;
D O I
10.1515/ntrev-2012-0067
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Owing to their peculiar physical and chemical properties, carbon nanotubes are intensively studied for many different applications, including those in the biomedical field. Carbon nanotubes are electrically conductive, elastic but mechanically resistant and these features, among others, have made them an ideal material for therapeutic applications at the neural tissue interface. The major recent advances in the study of carbon nanotube-based materials aimed at nerve tissue regeneration and functional recovery are reviewed here.
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