Nanotechnology and nanomaterials: promises for improved tissue regeneration

L Zhang, TJ Webster - Nano today, 2009 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine aim to develop biological substitutes that
restore, maintain, or improve damaged tissue and organ functionality. While tissue …

Carbon nanotube applications for tissue engineering

BS Harrison, A Atala - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
As the field of tissue engineering advances, new tools for better monitoring and evaluating of
engineered tissues along with new biomaterials to direct tissue growth are needed. Carbon …

In vitro toxicity of carbon nanotubes: a systematic review

MR Chetyrkina, FS Fedorov, AG Nasibulin - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotube (CNT) toxicity-related issues provoke many debates in the scientific
community. The controversial and disputable data about toxicity doses, proposed hazard …

The biocompatibility of carbon nanotubes

SK Smart, AI Cassady, GQ Lu, DJ Martin - Carbon, 2006 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are well-ordered, high aspect ratio allotropes of carbon. The two
main variants, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and multi-walled carbon …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes for potential medicinal applications

Y Zhang, Y Bai, B Yan - Drug discovery today, 2010 - Elsevier
Functionalized carbon nanotubes display unique properties that enable a variety of
medicinal applications, including the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infectious diseases …

Carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes in regenerative medicine

PA Tran, L Zhang, TJ Webster - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers have long been investigated for applications in
composite structural materials, semiconductor devices, and sensors. With the recent well …

Nanomaterials for neural interfaces

NA Kotov, JO Winter, IP Clements, E Jan… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on the application of nanomaterials for neural interfacing. The junction
between nanotechnology and neural tissues can be particularly worthy of scientific attention …

Carbon nanotubes as functional excipients for nanomedicines: II. Drug delivery and biocompatibility issues

M Foldvari, M Bagonluri - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have potential novel application in nanomedicine as
biocompatible and supportive substrates, and as pharmaceutical excipients for creating …

Enhancement of neurite outgrowth in neuronal-like cells following boron nitride nanotube-mediated stimulation

G Ciofani, S Danti, D D'Alessandro, L Ricotti… - ACS …, 2010 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we propose an absolutely innovative technique for the electrical stimulation of
cells, based on piezoelectric nanoparticles. Ultrasounds are used to impart mechanical …

Successful differentiation of mouse neural stem cells on layer-by-layer assembled single-walled carbon nanotube composite

E Jan, NA Kotov - Nano letters, 2007 - ACS Publications
The same properties that made carbon nanotube (CNT) composites interesting for
electronics, sensing, and ultrastrong structural materials also make them an asset for …