Recent Advances in Carbon Nanotubes for Nervous Tissue Regeneration

Figure 5

Interaction between MWCNTs and neurons. (a) Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) sections of neurons grown on MWCNTs showing functional synaptic contacts (rectangular box). (b) Arrows indicate MWCNT-membrane contacts on this TEM section from (a). (c, d) High-magnification micrographs from a section consecutive to those of (b) illustrating how MWCNTs ‘pinch’ neuronal membranes [10].

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