Spinal injuries: the recovery of motor skills thanks to nanomaterials

Re-establishing motor skills and neuronal connectivity thanks to the implantation of carbon nanotubes in the injury site. This is the result of a study conducted by SISSA and the University of Trieste and published in PNAS. For the first time, the researchers have used nanomaterial implants in animals with spinal injury, showing the potential of therapeutic approaches that use the mechanical and electric properties of regenerative scaffolds to treat the injured area.