Nadine Wong Shi Kam

TL;DR: This review focuses on the application of nanomaterials for neural interfacing, covering a variety of specific applications of nanoengineered devices, including drug delivery, imaging, topographic patterning, electrode design, nanoscale transistors for high‐resolution neural interfaced, and photoactivated interfaces.

TL;DR: In this article, a carbon nanotube and polyelectrolyte composite multilayer thin film fabricated by a layer-by-layer (LbL) method is proposed to develop a multifunctional material for measuring strain and corrosion processes.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that e-LBL for inorganic sheets is possible in a complex tricomponent film of poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI), poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), and Na(+)-montmorillonite (MTM) with large thickness and rapid growth, which suggests fast permeation/reptation of polyelectrolytes between the nanosheets during the "in-and-out" diffusion of polymer.

TL;DR: The fabrication of layer-by-layer assembled composites from single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and laminin, which is an essential part of human extracellular matrix, indicate that the protein-SWNT composite can serve as materials foundation of neural electrodes with chemical structure better adapted with long-term integration with the neural tissue.

TL;DR: The most widely used anti-leukemic and anti-inflammatory drugs are the 6.6-Mercaptopurine and its riboside derivatives as discussed by the authors, which have a short biological half-life and severe side effects limit their use.