Carbon nanotubes leading the way forward in new generation 3D tissue engineering

Materials for cardiac tissue engineering

“…CNTs are composed of sheets of graphite rolled into cylindrical tubes and could be single-or multi-walled. In addition to their optimal conductive, mechanical and thermal features, CNTs are porous structures (1 nm in single-walled and 4-30 nm in multi-walled) mimicking natural collagen fibers of the ECM, favouring cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation [88]. Regarding cardiac tissue repair, several studies have included the use of CNTs into their original scaffolds.…”

Tubular electrodeposition of chitosan–carbon nanotube implants enriched with calcium ions

“…Recently, the addition of carbon nanotubes (CNs) to biomaterials became a research area of great interest, since their presence significantly improves their chemical as well as physical properties (Hopley et al, 2014). The ability of CNs to promote growth and neurite elongation makes them particularly appealing for nerve tissue reconstruction (Fabbro et al, 2013).…”

Carbon Nanotube Coating on 3-D Nanofibrous PLLA Tissue Engineering Scaffolds by Electrophoretic Deposition

“…In recent years, considerably efforts have been devoted to apply carbon nanotube (CNT) for tissue engineering applications [7][8][9][10]. This is due not only to the ability to simulate dimensions (10 to 100nm) of proteins but also due to their higher reactivity for interactions involved in the cell attachment mechanism.…”