Cytocompatibility evaluation of glycol-chitosan coated boron nitride nanotubes in human endothelial cells

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-149

  Del Turco, Serena ^a   Ciofani, Gianni ^b   Cappello, Valentina ^c   Gemmi, Mauro ^c   Cervelli, Tiziana ^a   Saponaro, Chiara ^a   Nitti, Simone ^d   Mazzolai, Barbara ^b   Basta, Giuseppina ^a   Mattoli, Virgilio ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Center for Micro BioRobotics at SSSA   (Italy)

^c CENTER FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION NEST   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boron nitride nanotubes; Cell activation; Endothelial cells; In vitro testing

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES (BNNTS); CELL ACTIVATION; CYTOCOMPATIBILITY; GLYCOL CHITOSAN; HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; IN-VITRO TESTING;

BORON NITRIDE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG DELIVERY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOTUBES;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHITOSAN; GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ACTIN; BIOMATERIAL; BORON DERIVATIVE; BORON NITRIDE; GLYCOL-CHITOSAN; H2AFX PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; NANOTUBE; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCOMPATIBILITY; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOCYTOSIS; FOCAL ADHESION; METABOLISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; BORON COMPOUNDS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHITOSAN; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ENDOCYTOSIS; FOCAL ADHESIONS; HISTONES; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; NANOTUBES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 84879471139     PISSN: 09277765     EISSN: 18734367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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