Functionalized carbon nanotubes: Synthesis, properties and applications in water purification, drug delivery, and material and biomedical sciences

R Dubey, D Dutta, A Sarkar, P Chattopadhyay - Nanoscale Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as one of the ideal materials due to their high
surface area, high aspect ratio, and impressive material properties, such as mechanical …

Advanced targeted therapies in cancer: Drug nanocarriers, the future of chemotherapy

E Pérez-Herrero, A Fernández-Medarde - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second worldwide cause of death, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases.
It is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death that, except …

Mechanisms of drug release in nanotherapeutic delivery systems

PT Wong, SK Choi - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Targeted drug delivery refers to an established therapeutic strategy that develops platforms
and nanoscale devices for selective delivery of small drug molecules and therapeutic genes …

Breast cancer: conventional diagnosis and treatment modalities and recent patents and technologies

MI Nounou, F ElAmrawy, N Ahmed… - Breast cancer: basic …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide. However, increased
survival is due to the dramatic advances in the screening methods, early diagnosis, and …

Carbon nanotube biosensors

CM Tîlmaciu, MC Morris - Frontiers in chemistry, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Nanomaterials possess unique features which make them particularly attractive for
biosensing applications. In particular, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can serve as scaffolds for …

Carbon nanotubes for delivery of small molecule drugs

BS Wong, SL Yoong, A Jagusiak, T Panczyk… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the realm of drug delivery, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have gained tremendous attention
as promising nanocarriers, owing to their distinct characteristics, such as high surface area …

Chitosan‐functionalized graphene oxide as a nanocarrier for drug and gene delivery

H Bao, Y Pan, Y Ping, NG Sahoo, T Wu, L Li, J Li… - Small, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The covalent functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) with chitosan (CS) is successfully
accomplished via a facile amidation process. The CS‐grafted GO (GO–CS) sheets consist of …

Multifunctional and stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for targeted therapeutic delivery

J Majumder, T Minko - Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Nanocarrier-based delivery systems offer multiple benefits to overcome
limitations of the traditional drug dosage forms, such as protection of the drug, enhanced …

Current progress on the chemical modification of carbon nanotubes

N Karousis, N Tagmatarchis, D Tasis - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
The unique morphology and structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) keep attracting a great
number of researchers to explore the novel properties of these materials. CNTs are …

Surface modifications for the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes in solvents and polymers

SW Kim, T Kim, YS Kim, HS Choi, HJ Lim, SJ Yang… - Carbon, 2012 - Elsevier
The preparation of effective dispersions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) presents a major
impediment to the extension and utilization of CNTs. CNTs intrinsically tend to bundle and/or …