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Yi Zhang1, Yuhong Bai, Bing Yan.
Abstract
Functionalized carbon nanotubes display unique properties that enable a variety of medicinal applications, including the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and central nervous system disorders, and applications in tissue engineering. These potential applications are particularly encouraged by their ability to penetrate biological membranes and relatively low toxicity. High aspect ratio, unique optical property and the likeness as small molecule make carbon nanotubes an unusual allotrope of element carbon. After functionalization, carbon nanotubes display potentials for a variety of medicinal applications, including the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and central nervous system disorders, and applications in tissue engineering. These potential applications are particularly encouraged by their ability to penetrate biological membranes and relatively low toxicity. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20451656 PMCID： PMC4830352 DOI： 10.1016/j.drudis.2010.04.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drug Discov Today ISSN： 1359-6446 Impact factor: 7.851