Table 4 Application of nanotube as artificial implants
From: Carbon nanotubes: properties, synthesis, purification, and medical applications
CNT type | Natural or synthetic materials type | Cell or tissue type | Properties | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Porous SWCNT | Polycarbonate membrane | Osteoblast-like cells | Increase lamellipodia (cytoskeletal) extensions, and lamellipodia extensions | [71] |
SWCNT-incorporated | Chitosan scaffolds | C2Cl2 cells /C2 myogenic cell line | Cell growth improvement | [72] |
MWCNT | Collagen sponge honeycomb scaffold | MC3T3-E1 cells, a mouse osteoblast-like cell line | Increase cellular adhesion and proliferation | [73] |
MWCNT | Polyurethane | Fibroblast cells | Enhance interactions between the cells and the polyurethane surface | [74] |
SWCNT | Alginate | Rat heart endothelial cell | Enhance cellular adhesion and proliferation | [75] |
MWCNT | Poly(acrylic acid) | Human embryonic stem cells | Increase cellular differentiation toward neurons | [76] |
SWCNT | Propylene fumarate | Rabbit tibia | Support cell attachment and proliferation | [77] |