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Chitin and carbon nanotube composites as biocompatible scaffolds for neuron growth

Published:2016 Issue:15 Volume:8 Page:8288-8299
ISSN:2040-3364
Container-title:Nanoscale
language:en
Short-container-title:Nanoscale

Author:

Singh Nandita¹²³,Chen Jinhu⁴⁵⁶,Koziol Krzysztof K.⁴⁵⁶,Hallam Keith R.⁷⁸²⁹,Janas Dawid⁴⁵⁶,Patil Avinash J.¹⁰²¹¹,Strachan Ally¹²²¹³,G. Hanley Jonathan¹⁴¹⁵²¹⁶,Rahatekar Sameer S.¹⁷¹⁸²¹⁹

Affiliation:

1. School of Clinical Sciences

2. University of Bristol

3. Bristol BS2 8DZ, UK

4. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

5. University of Cambridge

6. Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK

7. Interface Analysis Centre

8. School of Physics

9. Bristol BS8 1TL, UK

10. School of Chemistry

11. Bristol BS8 1TS, UK

12. Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information

13. Bristol BS8 1FD, UK

14. School of Biochemistry and Centre for Synaptic Plasticity

15. Biomedical Sciences Building

16. Bristol BS8 1TD, UK

17. Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science

18. Department of Aerospace Engineering

19. Bristol BS8 1TR, UK

Abstract

Preparation of biocompatible and electrically-conducting chitin nanotube composite scaffold for potential use in implantable electrode for stimulation and repair of neurons.

Funder

University of Bristol

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/NR/C5NR06595J

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