Self-assembled three-dimensional hydrogels based on graphene derivatives and cerium oxide nanoparticles: scaffolds for co-culture of oligodendrocytes and neurons derived from neural stem cells
Yurena Polo, Jon Luzuriaga, Sergio Gonzalez de Langarica, Beatriz Pardo‐Rodríguez, Daniel E. Martínez‐Tong, Christos Tapeinos, Irene Manero-Roig, Edurne Marin, Jone M. Ugartemendia, Gianni Ciofani, Gaskon Ibarretxe, Fernando Unda, José-Ramon Sarasua, José Ramón Pineda, Aitor Larrañaga
Abstract
Hybrid hydrogels based on graphene derivatives and cerium oxide nanoparticles support heterocellular cultures for nervous tissue regeneration. Antioxidant properties of the hydrogels allow the survival of both neurons and oligodendrocytes.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsNeural stem cellStem cellMaterials scienceAscorbic acidNanotechnologyRegeneration (biology)NanoparticleNeural tissue engineeringBiophysicsCell biologyChemistryBiologyPolymer chemistryFood scienceGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis