Carbon nanotubes as a scaffold for spermatogonial cell maintenance

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 710-717

  Rafeeqi, Towseef ^a   Kaul, Gautam ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Carbon nanotubes; Cell culture; Scaffolds

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CELL TYPES; GERMLINE; HIGH POTENTIAL; IN-VITRO; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; NANO-MATERIALS; PROTEIN ADSORPTION; SEM;

ADSORPTION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARBON NANOTUBES; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; MAINTENANCE; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

CARBON NANOTUBE; PROTEIN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOGONIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTUBES, CARBON; SPERMATOGONIA; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 79953007389     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2010.1167     Document Type: Article

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