Boron Nitride Nanotube-Mediated Stimulation of Cell Co-Culture on Micro-Engineered Hydrogels

Leonardo Ricotti; Toshinori Fujie; Helena Vazão; Gianni Ciofani; Roberto Marotta; Rosaria Brescia; Carlo Filippeschi; Irene Corradini; Michela Matteoli; Virgilio Mattoli; Lino Ferreira; Arianna Menciassi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071707

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Boron Nitride Nanotube-Mediated Stimulation of Cell Co-Culture on Micro-Engineered Hydrogels

Leonardo Ricotti ,

* E-mail: l.ricotti@sssup.it

Affiliation The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Toshinori Fujie,

Affiliations Center of MicroBioRobotics @ SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy, WPI - Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Helena Vazão,

Affiliations Biocant - Center of Biotechnology Innovation Center, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal, CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Gianni Ciofani,

Affiliation Center of MicroBioRobotics @ SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Roberto Marotta,

Affiliation Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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Rosaria Brescia,

Affiliation Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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Carlo Filippeschi,

Affiliations The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy, Center of MicroBioRobotics @ SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Irene Corradini,

Affiliations Fondazione Filarete, Milano, Italy, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Michela Matteoli,

Affiliations Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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Virgilio Mattoli,

Affiliation Center of MicroBioRobotics @ SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Lino Ferreira,

Affiliations Biocant - Center of Biotechnology Innovation Center, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal, CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Arianna Menciassi

Affiliation The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Boron Nitride Nanotube-Mediated Stimulation of Cell Co-Culture on Micro-Engineered Hydrogels

Leonardo Ricotti,
Toshinori Fujie,
Helena Vazão,
Gianni Ciofani,
Roberto Marotta,
Rosaria Brescia,
Carlo Filippeschi,
Irene Corradini,
Michela Matteoli,
Virgilio Mattoli

Published: August 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071707

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