Analysis of the effect of carbon nanomaterial dimension on the functional activity 

and degeneration of neurons

Professor Jongbaeg Kim's research team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology conducted a study on "fine dust is more lethal to patients with degenerative brain disease than the general public". This study was published in the journal of 'Biomaterials' (Impact Factor: 12.479, top 3.38%, Volume 279) in December 2021. In this paper, we presents that fine dust, which has recently become a social issue, is more lethal to patients with degenerative brain diseases such as dementia than the general public, and that long-term exposure to 3D carbon particles in fine dust can result in the death of nerve cells.

The link: doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121232