ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a broad range of techniques for improving neural repair by utilizing various cutting-edge nanotechnology strategies. It provides a brief description of carbon nanospheres (CNS) disease/injury and why repair is difficult to achieve. The chapter outlines different nanotechnologies and discusses how these materials can be used to address the varied and complex challenges associated with CNS injury and repair. Disease and injury of the CNS severely affect the quality of life of patients and their families/carers, as well as representing an enormous and growing healthcare burden. Magnetic NanoParticles, generally synthesized through addition of iron oxide to the nanoparticle formulation, are attracting great interest due their capacities for remote manipulation by magnetic fields and non-invasive imaging/tracking inside patients. Nanoparticle engineering of neural cells and subsequent incorporation into biomaterial scaffolds is also an ongoing area of research designed to take benefit from both approaches.
