title: Polyethyleneimine functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes as a substrate for neuronal growth.
abstract: We report the synthesis of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) graft copolymer. This polymer was prepared by the functionalization of SWNTs with polyethyleneimine (PEI). We used this graft copolymer, SWNT-PEI, as a substrate for cultured neurons and found that it promotes neurite outgrowth and branching.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yingchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Swadhin K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Vedrana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Montana
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Haddon
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parpura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D016501:Neurites / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005452:Fluoresceins; D011094:Polyethyleneimine; C007740:fluorexon