title: Graphene in Regenerative Medicine: Focus on Stem Cells and Neuronal Differentiation.
abstract: Emerging graphene-based materials offer numerous opportunities to design novel scaffolds for neural tissue engineering. Graphene is a promising candidate due to its superior topographical, chemical, and electrical cues compared with conventional biomaterials. Here we examine the state of the art in graphene-based materials science for the neurodifferentiation of stem cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale Giuseppe Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gardin
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology and Biotechnologies, University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale Giuseppe Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy. Electronic address: barbara.zavan@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zavan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D004867:Equipment Design; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006108:Graphite