Thin films of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes as suitable scaffold materials for stem cells proliferation and bone formation

TR Nayak, L Jian, LC Phua, HK Ho, Y Ren… - ACS nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
In the field of regenerative medicine, human mesenchymal stem cells envisage extremely
promising applications, due to their ability to differentiate into a wide range of connective …

Bone cell proliferation on carbon nanotubes

LP Zanello, B Zhao, H Hu, RC Haddon - Nano letters, 2006 - ACS Publications
We explored the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as suitable scaffold materials for
osteoblast proliferation and bone formation. With the aim of controlling cell growth …

Carbon nanotubes functionalized with fibroblast growth factor accelerate proliferation of bone marrow-derived stromal cells and bone formation

E Hirata, C Ménard-Moyon, E Venturelli… - …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were functionalized with fibroblast growth factor
(FGF) and the advantages of their use as scaffolds for bone augmentation were evaluated in …

Carbon nanotubes induce bone calcification by bidirectional interaction with osteoblasts

M Shimizu, Y Kobayashi, T Mizoguchi… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)[1, 2] are a relatively new structural and conductive material that is
under development in various fields.[3–6] In the field of medicine, the development and …

Carbon nanotubes for biomaterials in contact with bone

N Saito, Y Usui, K Aoki, N Narita… - Current medicinal …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess exceptional mechanical, thermal, and electrical
properties, facilitating their use as reinforcements or additives in various materials to …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanotube monolayer cues for osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells

KY Baik, SY Park, K Heo, KB Lee… - Small (Weinheim an der …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent advances in nanotechnology present synthetic bio-inspired materials to create new
controllable microenvironments for stem cell growth, which have allowed directed …

Thin films of single-walled carbon nanotubes promote human osteoblastic cells (Saos-2) proliferation in low serum concentrations

T Akasaka, A Yokoyama, M Matsuoka… - Materials Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
One strategy used for the regeneration of bone is the development of cell culture substrates
and scaffolds that can control osteoblast proliferation and differentiation. In recent …

The use of carbon nanotubes to induce osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived MSCs in vitro and ectopic bone formation in vivo

X Li, H Liu, X Niu, B Yu, Y Fan, Q Feng, F Cui, F Watari - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), one of the most concerned nanomaterials, with unique electrical,
mechanical and surface properties, have been shown suitable for biomedical application. In …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes as suitable scaffold materials for proliferation and differentiation of canine mesenchymal stem cells

K Das, AP Madhusoodan, B Mili, A Kumar… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In the field of regenerative medicine, numerous potential applications of mesenchymal stem
cells (MSCs) can be envisaged, due to their ability to differentiate into a range of tissues on …

Toxicity induced enhanced extracellular matrix production in osteoblastic cells cultured on single-walled carbon nanotube networks

W Tutak, KH Park, A Vasilov, V Starovoytov… - …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
A central effort in biomedical research concerns the development of materials for sustaining
and controlling cell growth. Carbon nanotube based substrates have been shown to support …