Neural Nanoblockers Pinpointed In Carbon Nanotubes
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 02:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have pinpointed why carbon nanotubes tend to block a critical signaling pathway in neurons. It's not the tubes, the researchers find, but the metal catalysts used to form the tubes. The discovery means carbon nanotubes without metal catalysts may be useful in treating human neurological disorders.