%0 Journal Article
%T Nanotubos de carbono aplicados ¨¤s neuroci¨ºncias: perspectivas e desafios
%A Oliveira
%A Virginia
%A Pereira
%A Michele Munk
%A Brand£¿o
%A Humberto de Mello
%A Brand£¿o
%A Marcos Ant£¿nio Fernandes
%A Gattaz
%A Wagner Farid
%A Raposo
%A N¨¢dia Rezende Barbosa
%J Revista de Psiquiatria Cl¨ªnica
%D 2011
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0101-60832011000500006
%X background: carbon nanotubes (cnts) are the most promising nanomaterials for therapeutic application in neurodegenerative diseases. potential applications include systems for controlled drug delivery, electrical interfaces and substrates for cell growth. objective: to describe the state of art, prospects and challenges of applying cnts in neuroscience. methods: there has been systematic search in medline, lilacs and scielo, using the keywords "carbon nanotubes", "drug delivery", "electrical interface", "tissue regeneration", "neuroscience", "nanotechnology" and "biocompatibility", properly grouped. results: the literature review showed controversies in studies on the biocompatibility of cnts, although it has ratified its potential for neuromedicine and neuroscience. discussion: these results highlight the need for modeling studies on the applications and interactions of nanostructures with biological systems.
%K carbon nanotubes
%K drug delivery
%K electrical interface
%K tissue regeneration
%K neurobiology.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-60832011000500006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en