Biomaterial carbon nanotube composites

The neuroperformance and compatibility of polymer-nanotube composites can be enhanced by focused functionalization of nanotubes as described as follows  

Carboxylic functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) Carbon nanotubes if appropriately functionalized can provide desired microenvironment condncive to neurogenesis (Sridharan et al., 2009). Tay et al. (2010) from Nanyang Technological University, 

Nelson, A.J., Wang, C., Ln, J., 2009. Carbon nanotubes promote neuron differentiation from human embryonic stem cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun, 384,426-430. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier BV Ltd. 2009. 

Pluronic-coated carbon nanotubes The applicability of carbon nanotubes for neural tissue engineering was further proved by Bardi et al. (2009), wherein the carbon nanotubes when coated with Pluronic F127 (PF127), a PPO-PEO-PPO block copolymer, showed more distinctive biocompatibility properties than the individual components. The researchers proposed that PF127 stabilized and solubilized the CNTs due to its surfactant action, whereas CNTs circumvented the PF127-induced apoptosis by the so-called surfactant sequestration mechanism (Bardi et al., 2009). 

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