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Bionanocomposites for Multidimensional Brain Cell Signaling
Natural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs
(2012)
Abstract
Cell communication in the brain is dynamic, including electrical and chemical components. These dynamics are utilized for maintenance of the highly complex communication pathways within and between cells of the brain, both in health and disease. Bionanocomposites allow us to study brain cell function conceptually from 0 to 3 dimensions (03D), with 0D representing the single cell, 1D representing a linear arrangement of two or more connected cells, 2D including cellular surface areas in both X-and Y-dimensions, and 3D taking into consideration tissue scaffolds that include X-, Y-, and Z-dimensions. These considerations are shown conceptually in Figure 1.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Editor
Sabu Thomas, Neethu Ninan, Sneha Mohan, Elizabeth Francis
Publisher
Apple Academic Press
ISBN
9780429096839
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1201/b13117
Citation Information
Mark DeCoster, J. McNamara, K. Cotton, Dustin Green, et al.. "Bionanocomposites for Multidimensional Brain Cell Signaling" New YorkNatural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark-decoster/45/