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Gabriel A. SilvaProfessor of Bioengineering and Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego Verified email at ucsd.edu Cited by 10099 |
Introduction to nanotechnology and its applications to medicine
GA Silva - Surgical neurology, 2004 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology can be defined as the science and engineering involved in the design,
synthesis, characterization, and application of materials and devices whose smallest functional …
synthesis, characterization, and application of materials and devices whose smallest functional …
Neuroscience nanotechnology: progress, opportunities and challenges
GA Silva - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2006 - nature.com
Nanotechnologies exploit materials and devices with a functional organization that has been
engineered at the nanometre scale. The application of nanotechnology in cell biology and …
engineered at the nanometre scale. The application of nanotechnology in cell biology and …
Cell type specificity of neurovascular coupling in cerebral cortex
10.7554/eLife.14315.001 Identification of the cellular players and molecular messengers
that communicate neuronal activity to the vasculature driving cerebral hemodynamics is …
that communicate neuronal activity to the vasculature driving cerebral hemodynamics is …
Nanomaterials for neural interfaces
This review focuses on the application of nanomaterials for neural interfacing. The junction
between nanotechnology and neural tissues can be particularly worthy of scientific attention …
between nanotechnology and neural tissues can be particularly worthy of scientific attention …
Quantum dot applications to neuroscience: new tools for probing neurons and glia
…, E Cao, MC Davidson, S Jin, GA Silva - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Semiconductor fluorescent quantum dots are nanometer-sized functionalized particles that
display unique physical properties that make them particularly well suited for visualizing and …
display unique physical properties that make them particularly well suited for visualizing and …
Characterization of the functional binding properties of antibody conjugated quantum dots
Antibody conjugated quantum dots are an emerging technology for high-resolution labeling
of biological systems. In this work we determined the number of functional antibodies (ie, …
of biological systems. In this work we determined the number of functional antibodies (ie, …
Selective differentiation of neural progenitor cells by high-epitope density nanofibers
Neural progenitor cells were encapsulated in vitro within a three-dimensional network of
nanofibers formed by self-assembly of peptide amphiphile molecules. The self-assembly is …
nanofibers formed by self-assembly of peptide amphiphile molecules. The self-assembly is …
In vivo stimulus-induced vasodilation occurs without IP3 receptor activation and may precede astrocytic calcium increase
Calcium-dependent release of vasoactive gliotransmitters is widely assumed to trigger
vasodilation associated with rapid increases in neuronal activity. Inconsistent with this hypothesis, …
vasodilation associated with rapid increases in neuronal activity. Inconsistent with this hypothesis, …
The role of abnormal vitreomacular adhesion in age-related macular degeneration: spectral optical coherence tomography and surgical results
F Mojana, L Cheng, DUG Bartsch, GA Silva… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the incidence of vitreomacular adhesion and traction in age-related
macular degeneration (AMD), and to evaluate surgical treatment in a subset of patients with …
macular degeneration (AMD), and to evaluate surgical treatment in a subset of patients with …
[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology approaches to crossing the blood-brain barrier and drug delivery to the CNS
GA Silva - BMC neuroscience, 2008 - Springer
Nanotechnologies are materials and devices that have a functional organization in at least
one dimension on the nanometer (one billionth of a meter) scale, ranging from a few to about …
one dimension on the nanometer (one billionth of a meter) scale, ranging from a few to about …