Synthetic recovery of impulse propagation in myocardial infarction via silicon carbide semiconductive nanowires

Silicon-based materials have the ability to support bioelectrical activity. Here the authors show how injectable silicon carbide nanowires reduce arrhythmias and rapidly restore conduction in a myocardial infarction model.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paola Lagonegro, Stefano Rossi, Nicolò Salvarani, Francesco Paolo Lo Muzio, Giacomo Rozzi, Jessica Modica, Franca Bigi, Martina Quaretti, Giancarlo Salviati, Silvana Pinelli, Rossella Alinovi, Daniele Catalucci, Francesca D’Autilia, Ferdinando Gazza, Gianluigi Condorelli, Francesca Rossi, Michele Miragoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27637-2