Carbon Nanotubes as Substrates for Neuronal Growth

Keywords: adhesion, carbon nanotubes, differentiation, electrical stimula-tion, electrodes, functionalization, growth, neurites, neurons, substrate

ions across the ion channels found on the soma and the axon is driven by electrochemical gradients. It generates electrical signals called action potentials, which normally travel along the axon in one direction, away from the soma and towards the next neuron [1].