Probing astroglia with carbon nanotubes: modulation of form and function | Zendy

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Probing astroglia with carbon nanotubes: modulation of form and function

Author(s) -

Manoj K. Gottipati,

Alexei Verkhratsky,

Vladimir Parpura

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

philosophical transactions of the royal society b biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.753

H-Index - 272

eISSN - 1471-2970

pISSN - 0962-8436

DOI - 10.1098/rstb.2013.0598

Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , biomedicine , materials science , carbon nanobud , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , nanotube , biology , bioinformatics

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.

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