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Cyborgs Structured with Carbon Nanotubes and Plant or Fungal Cells: Artificial Tissue Engineering for Mechanical and Electronic Uses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2013

Raffaele Di Giacomo ,
Bruno Maresca ,
Maurizio Angelillo ,
Amalia Porta ,
Antonietta Leone ,
Giovani Carapella  and
Heinz C. Neitzert
Raffaele Di Giacomo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy
Bruno Maresca
Affiliation:
Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy
Maurizio Angelillo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy.
Amalia Porta
Affiliation:
Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy
Antonietta Leone
Affiliation:
Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy
Giovani Carapella
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics "E. R. Caianiello" and CNR-SPIN, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy.
Heinz C. Neitzert
Affiliation:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo 1, 84084 Fisciano, (SA), Italy
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Abstract

Here we present new materials obtained using, either fungal or isolated tobacco cells in association with different percentages of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). As a proof of concept, we used either Candida albicans or a non-green Tobacco BY-2 cell line combined with multi-walled CNTs. The electrical, mechanical, and conductivity vs temperature properties for some of these materials have been determined. C. albicans-based tissues have high conductivity and are stable at elevated temperatures. By lowering the CNTs content, we obtained a stable, electrically conductive optical transparent film, though with a relatively high sheet resistance. Further, we produced, using tobacco cells, a material that exhibits good electrical as well as mechanical properties.

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tissuebiomaterialbiological synthesis (assembly)
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1572: Symposium SS – Bioelectronics—Materials, Interfaces and Applications , 2013 , mrss13-1572-ss04-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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