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 …

Review on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their chemical and physical characteristics, with particular emphasis on potential applications in biomedicine

H Ijaz, A Mahmood, MM Abdel-Daim, RM Sarfraz… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review article discusses the biomedical applications of carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) with unique inherent chemical and physical attributes. The findings of …

Three-dimensional electroconductive hyaluronic acid hydrogels incorporated with carbon nanotubes and polypyrrole by catechol-mediated dispersion enhance …

J Shin, EJ Choi, JH Cho, AN Cho, Y Jin… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrically conductive hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogels incorporated with single-walled
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and/or polypyrrole (PPy) were developed to promote …

Interactions between carbon nanotubes and bioactives: a drug delivery perspective

NK Mehra, S Palakurthi - Drug Discovery Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•CNTs are considered as superior adsorbent for adsorption of guest molecules.•
Functionalization is a well-known approach for alteration of the surface.•Purification is a …

Design of double functionalized carbon nanotube for amphotericin B and genetic material delivery

S Yazdani, M Mozaffarian, G Pazuki, N Hadidi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In the present work, single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were successively
functionalized with phospholipid DSPE-PEG carboxylic acid, and then, with ethylenediamine …

A review on characterizations and biocompatibility of functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug delivery design

JM Tan, P Arulselvan, S Fakurazi, H Ithnin… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The revolutionary development of functionalized carbon nanotubes (f‐CNTs) for applications
in nanomedicine has emerged as one of the most interesting fields, which has increased …

Carbon-based materials for photo-triggered theranostic applications

K Albert, HY Hsu - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Carbon-based nanomaterials serve as a type of smart material for photo-triggered disease
theranostics. The inherent physicochemical properties of these nanomaterials facilitate their …

Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia

C Iancu, L Mocan - International journal of nanomedicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging versatile tools in nanomedicine applications,
particularly in the field of cancer targeting. Due to diverse surface chemistry and unique …

Anti-infective and toxicity properties of carbon based materials: graphene and functionalized carbon nanotubes

N Hadidi, M Mohebbi - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, antimicrobial activities of various carbon-based nanomaterials against specific
pathogens have become one of the most significant research interests in this field. Carbon …

The dispersion, solubilization and stabilization in “solution” of single-walled carbon nanotubes

BI Kharisov, OV Kharissova, AV Dimas - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of contemporary techniques, used for SWCNTs solubilization, from physical (classic
ultrasound (stable and inertial cavitation types of ultrasonic treatment are emphasized) …