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Patil, Avinash J.
University of Bristol
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- 2017Self-Assembly of Colloidal Nanocomposite Hydrogels Using 1D Cellulose Nanocrystals and 2D Exfoliated Organoclay Layerscitations
- 2016Chitin and carbon nanotube composites as biocompatible scaffolds for neuron growthcitations
- 2013Ionic liquids-based processing of electrically conducting chitin nanocomposite scaffolds for stem cell growthcitations
- 2013Directing Chondrogenesis of Stem Cells with Specific Blends of Cellulose and Silkcitations
- 2013The reinforcement effects of graphene oxide nanoplatelets on the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of natural rubber
- 2012Polymer/nucleotide droplets as bio-inspired functional micro-compartmentscitations
- 2011Guest-Molecule-Directed Assembly of Mesostructured Nanocomposite Polymer/Organoclay Hydrogelscitations
- 2011Supramolecular hydrogels derived from silver ion-mediated self-assembly of 5 '-guanosine monophosphatecitations
- 2009Membrane stabilization and transformation in organoclay-vesicle hybrid constructscitations
- 2009Immobilisation and encapsulation of functional protein-inorganic constructscitations
- 2007Bio-functional mesolamellar nanocomposites based on inorganic/polymer intercalation in purple membrane (bacteriorhodopsin) filmscitations
- 2007Influence of polymer co-intercalation on guest release from aminopropyl-functionalized magnesium phyllosilicate mesolamellar nanocompositescitations
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Chitin and carbon nanotube composites as biocompatible scaffolds for neuron growth
Abstract
The design of biocompatible implants for neuron repair/regeneration ideally requires high cell adhesion as well as good electrical conductivity. Here, we have shown that plasma-treated chitin carbon nanotube composite scaffolds show very good neuron adhesion as well as support of synaptic function of neurons. The addition of carbon nanotubes to a chitin biopolymer improved the electrical conductivity and the assisted oxygen plasma treatment introduced more oxygen species onto the chitin nanotube scaffold surface. Neuron viability experiments showed excellent neuron attachment onto plasma-treated chitin nanotube composite scaffolds. The support of synaptic function was evident on chitin/nanotube composites, as confirmed by PSD-95 staining. The biocompatible and electrically-conducting chitin nanotube composite scaffold prepared in this study can be used for in vitro tissue engineering of neurons and, potentially, as an implantable electrode for stimulation and repair of neurons.