Chemically Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Substrates for Neuronal Growth
- 18 February 2004
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nano Letters
- Vol. 4 (3), 507-511
- https://doi.org/10.1021/nl035193d
Abstract
We report the use of chemically modified carbon nanotubes as a substrate for cultured neurons. The morphological features of neurons that directly reflect their potential capability in synaptic transmission are characterized. The chemical properties of carbon nanotubes are systematically varied by attaching different functional groups that confer known characteristics to the substrate. By manipulating the charge carried by functionalized carbon nanotubes we are able to control the outgrowth and branching pattern of neuronal processes.This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
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