Nanowire Biocompatibility in the Brain - Looking for a Needle in a 3D Stack.

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Abstract

We investigated the brain-tissue response to nanowire implantations in the rat striatum after 1, 6, and 12 weeks using immunohistochemistry. The nanowires could be visualized in the scar by confocal microscopy (through the scattered laser light). For the nanowire-implanted animals, there is a significant astrocyte response at week 1 compared to controls. The nanowires are phagocytized by ED1 positive microglia, and some of them are degraded and/or transported away from the brain.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4184-4190
JournalNano Letters
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Nano-technology

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