Research context and placement

Foundational cell–material topography/differentiation study; it does not directly establish tissue bonding or chronic implant response.

Boundary case: assigned to the closest interface for navigation. Read the rationale and cross-links together; the primary theme does not delimit the study. Placement of foundational work does not establish direct bioelectronic application.

Research overview and key contributions

Titanium-coated nanogratings were evaluated for neural stem-cell alignment, differentiation and electrophysiological maturation.

Coated-flat and uncoated-grating controls probe combined conductivity and topography effects.

Open challenges

Editorial question: how independently can mechanical signalling and electrical stimulation be resolved?

Comparison context

Match grating geometry, coating, culture duration, electrical pulses and maturity endpoints.

Related external research

Enhanced differentiation of human neural stem cells into neurons on graphene

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201101503 ↗

Graphene-supported adhesion and differentiation provide a material/topography contrast to titanium-coated nanogratings.

Only publisher Graphical Abstract text was read; PubMed has no abstract. Detailed electrophysiology remains unverified.

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Corresponding-author verification

Jungmok Seo: not a corresponding author

This record concerns Jungmok Seo’s correspondence designation. Author order or an asterisk alone is not treated as confirmation; this check is separate from verification of the research content.

  • Correspondence evidence source ↗

    E-mail: [omitted], [omitted]; E-mail: [omitted]

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Main-text review scope
The existing commentary is based on the following review: Direct RSC abstract read; Crossref’s one-sentence graphical summary was not counted as a full abstract. Reading figure and correspondence information in this pass does not establish completion of a full in-depth article review.
Pending verification
Check inhibitor experiments, electrophysiology and supplements in school Chrome; do not treat the calcium-channel explanation as established causality. The existing commentary is based on the following review: Direct RSC abstract read; Crossref’s one-sentence graphical summary was not counted as a full abstract. Reading figure and correspondence information in this pass does not establish completion of a full in-depth article review.

COVERAGE & OUTREACH

Coverage and outreach

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Sources and verification scope

Direct RSC abstract read; Crossref’s one-sentence graphical summary was not counted as a full abstract.

  • Public publication baseline ↗ · #39 · 2026-10-03
  • Crossref metadata ↗: Only public bibliographic metadata registered with Crossref was checked. This does not mean that the publisher page, abstract, or full text was read; full-text verification in the school Chrome session remains pending. Manual comparison found nanotopography versus nanoscale topography. This was adjudicated as a minor bibliographic variation referring to the same paper; original values were retained. license_urls lists registered links and does not establish permission to redistribute text or figures. It may include TDM or posting-policy links.
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  • RSC Nanoscale — direct abstract ↗
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