Issue 44, 2018

Bioelectronics with nanocarbons

Abstract

Characterizing the electrical activity of cardiomyocytes and neurons is crucial in understanding the complex processes in the heart and brain tissues, both in healthy and diseased states. Micro- and nanotechnologies have significantly improved the electrophysiological investigation of cellular networks. Carbon-based nanomaterials or nanocarbons, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), nanodiamonds (NDs) and graphene are promising building blocks for bioelectronics platforms owing to their outstanding chemical and physical properties. In this review, we discuss the various bioelectronics applications of nanocarbons and their derivatives. Furthermore, we touch upon the challenges that remain in the field and describe the emergence of carbon-based hybrid-nanomaterials that will potentially address those limitations, thus improving the capabilities to investigate the electrophysiology of excitable cells, both as a network and at the single cell level.

Graphical abstract: Bioelectronics with nanocarbons

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
18 jun 2018
Accepted
22 aug 2018
First published
23 aug 2018

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018,6, 7159-7178

Author version available

Bioelectronics with nanocarbons

S. K. Rastogi, A. Kalmykov, N. Johnson and T. Cohen-Karni, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 7159 DOI: 10.1039/C8TB01600C

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