Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Pharmacy and Medicine
Joint Authors
He, Hua
Pham-Huy, Lien Ai
Dramou, Pierre
Xiao, Deli
Zuo, Pengli
Pham-Huy, Chuong
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon, made of graphite and constructed in cylindrical tubes with nanometer in diameter and several millimeters in length.
Their impressive structural, mechanical, and electronic properties are due to their small size and mass, their strong mechanical potency, and their high electrical and thermal conductivity.
CNTs have been successfully applied in pharmacy and medicine due to their high surface area that is capable of adsorbing or conjugating with a wide variety of therapeutic and diagnostic agents (drugs, genes, vaccines, antibodies, biosensors, etc.).
They have been first proven to be an excellent vehicle for drug delivery directly into cells without metabolism by the body.
Then other applications of CNTs have been extensively performed not only for drug and gene therapies but also for tissue regeneration, biosensor diagnosis, enantiomer separation of chiral drugs, extraction and analysis of drugs and pollutants.
Moreover, CNTs have been recently revealed as a promising antioxidant.
This minireview focuses the applications of CNTs in all fields of pharmacy and medicine from therapeutics to analysis and diagnosis as cited above.
It also examines the pharmacokinetics, metabolism and toxicity of different forms of CNTs and discusses the perspectives, the advantages and the obstacles of this promising bionanotechnology in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
He, Hua& Pham-Huy, Lien Ai& Dramou, Pierre& Xiao, Deli& Zuo, Pengli& Pham-Huy, Chuong. 2013. Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Pharmacy and Medicine. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
He, Hua…[et al.]. Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Pharmacy and Medicine. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
He, Hua& Pham-Huy, Lien Ai& Dramou, Pierre& Xiao, Deli& Zuo, Pengli& Pham-Huy, Chuong. Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Pharmacy and Medicine. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004631
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004631