Advanced Functional Materials
Advanced Functional Materials
5 years ago

Nanotechnology for Neuroscience: Promising Approaches for Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Brain Activity Mapping

Nanotechnology for Neuroscience: Promising Approaches for Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Brain Activity Mapping
Brianna Diane Blevins, Hong Liu, Aaron Tan, James Lam, Natasha G, Keyoumars Ashkan, Jin Xie, Lewis Thorne, Jonathan Clayton Spagnoli, Anil Kumar, Joanna Wong
Unlocking the secrets of the brain is a task fraught with complexity and challenge – not least due to the intricacy of the circuits involved. With advancements in the scale and precision of scientific technologies, we are increasingly equipped to explore how these components interact to produce a vast range of outputs that constitute function and disease. Here, an insight is offered into key areas in which the marriage of neuroscience and nanotechnology has revolutionized the industry. The evolution of ever more sophisticated nanomaterials culminates in network-operant functionalized agents. In turn, these materials contribute to novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, including drug delivery, neuroprotection, neural regeneration, neuroimaging and neurosurgery. Further, the entrance of nanotechnology into future research arenas including optogenetics, molecular/ion sensing and monitoring, and piezoelectric effects is discussed. Finally, considerations in nanoneurotoxicity, the main barrier to clinical translation, are reviewed, and direction for future perspectives is provided. Nanoneuroscience is a promising approach to unlocking the secrets of the brain and addressing its complexities and challenges. This begins with the evolution and refinement of ever more sophisticated nanomaterials, culminating in network-operant functionalized agents.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201700489

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