Conductive single-walled carbon nanotube substrates modulate neuronal growth.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We used conductive nanotube films as substrates with which we could systematically vary the conductance to see how this property affects neuronal growth. Here we show that nanotube substrates in a narrow range of conductivity promote the outgrowth of neurites with a decrease in the number of growth cones as well as an increase in cell body area, while at higher conductance these effects disappear.
Medical subject headings
- Nanotubes, Carbon
- Neurons