A review on carbon nanotube: An overview of synthesis, properties, functionalization, characterization, and the application

S Rathinavel, K Priyadharshini, D Panda - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A foremost and inimitable invention in the part of nanotechnology is carbon nanotubes
(CNT). Crystal structures are nearly analogous to the nuclear atomic arrangement of …

[HTML][HTML] Smart nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy and toxicity studies: A review

S Hossen, MK Hossain, MK Basher, MNH Mia… - Journal of advanced …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nonspecific distribution and uncontrollable release of drugs in conventional drug delivery
systems (CDDSs) have led to the development of smart nanocarrier-based drug delivery …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes: biomedical applications

S Vardharajula, SZ Ali, PM Tiwari, E Eroğlu… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging as novel nanomaterials for various biomedical
applications. CNTs can be used to deliver a variety of therapeutic agents, including …

Influence of oxygen-containing functional groups on the environmental properties, transformations, and toxicity of carbon nanotubes

AR Deline, BP Frank, CL Smith, LR Sigmon… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique physical and chemical properties that drive their use
in a variety of commercial and industrial applications. CNTs are commonly oxidized prior to …

Carbon nanotubes and their polymeric composites: The applications in tissue engineering

B Huang - Biomanufacturing Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with unique graphitic structure, superior mechanical, electrical,
optical and biological properties, has attracted more and more interests in biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalised carbon nanotubes: From intracellular uptake and cell-related toxicity to systemic brain delivery

PM Costa, M Bourgognon, JTW Wang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been regarded as promising carriers in biomedicine.
Due to their high surface area and unique needle-like structure, CNTs are uniquely …

Carbon nanotubes as an effective opportunity for cancer diagnosis and treatment

A Sanginario, B Miccoli, D Demarchi - Biosensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Despite the current progresses of modern medicine, the resistance of malignant tumors to
present medical treatments points to the necessity of developing new therapeutic …

Safe clinical use of carbon nanotubes as innovative biomaterials

N Saito, H Haniu, Y Usui, K Aoki, K Hara… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are structurally described as sheets of six-membered carbon
atom rings (ie, graphene) rolled up into cylinders. CNTs with only one layer are known as …

[HTML][HTML] Cytotoxicity-related bioeffects induced by nanoparticles: the role of surface chemistry

H Sun, C Jiang, L Wu, X Bai, S Zhai - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in a variety of fields, including those related to
consumer products, architecture, energy, and biomedicine. Once they enter the human …

Endowing carbon nanotubes with biological and biomedical properties by chemical modifications

A Battigelli, C Ménard-Moyon, T Da Ros, M Prato… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
The scope of nanotechnology is gaining importance in biology and medicine. Carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as a promising tool due to their unique properties, high …