| Literature DB >> 25225092 |
Manoj K Gottipati1, Alexei Verkhratsky2, Vladimir Parpura3.
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have shown much promise in neurobiology and biomedicine. Their structural stability and ease of chemical modification make them compatible for biological applications. In this review, we discuss the effects that chemically functionalized CNTs, applied as colloidal solutes or used as strata, have on the morpho-functional properties of astrocytes, the most abundant cells present in the brain, with an insight into the potential use of CNTs in neural prostheses.Entities:
Keywords: astrocytes; carbon nanotubes; glial fibrillary acidic protein; graft copolymers; morphology; proliferation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25225092 PMCID: PMC4173284 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0598
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci ISSN: 0962-8436 Impact factor: 6.237