New insights are emerging about the interactions between brain cells and carbon nanotubes, which could eventually lead to the development of nanoengineered neural devices.
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Silva, G. Shorting neurons with nanotubes. Nature Nanotech 4, 82–83 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.424
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