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US 6,670,179 B1Granted
Molecular functionalization of carbon nanotubes and use as substrates for neuronal growth
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorsMark P. Mattson, Robert C. Haddon, Apparao M. Rao
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Abstract
A cell and substrate system and nerve regeneration implant are disclosed including a carbon nanotube and a neuron growing on the carbon nanotube. Both unfunctionalized carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes functionalized with a neuronal growth promoting agent may be utilized in the invention. A method is also disclosed for promoting neuronal growth.
Claims7
A cell and substrate system, comprising a carbon nanotube;
- and a mammalian embryonic hippocampal neuron growing on said carbon nanotube.
A carbon nanotube functionalized with 4-hydroxynonenal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.