Interfacing neurons with carbon nanotubes: (Re)engineering neuronal signaling

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 194, Issue , 2011, Pages 241-252

  Fabbro, Alessandra ^a   Cellot, Giada ^a   Prato, Maurizio ^a   Ballerini, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afterdepolarization; Carbon nanotubes; Hippocampal culture; Neural interfaces; Neuronal network; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BOOK; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80051885786     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53815-4.00003-0     Document Type: Chapter

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