Research conducted by two groups at the Center for
Cooperative Research in Biomaterials CIC biomaGUNE and one at
SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Italy),
have shown that functional materials based on carbon nanotubes
facilitate the reconnecting of neuronal networks damaged as a
result of spinal cord injuries. The study, published by the
scientific journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences), constitutes a huge step forward in research geared
toward recovery from injuries of this type.
Neurons in spinal-cord injuries are reconnected in vivo via
carbon nanotube sponges
