Carbon nanotubes: a novel material for multifaceted applications in human healthcare

S Kumar, R Rani, N Dilbaghi, K Tankeshwar… - Chemical society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Remarkable advances have been achieved in modern material technology, especially in
device fabrication, and these have facilitated the use of diverse materials in various …

Biomedical applications of carbon nanomaterials: Drug and gene delivery potentials

M Mohajeri, B Behnam… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major components in the development of nanomedicines is the choice of the right
biomaterial, which notably determines the subsequent biological responses. The popularity …

Toxicity of carbon-based nanomaterials: Reviewing recent reports in medical and biological systems

R Madannejad, N Shoaie, F Jahanpeyma… - Chemico-biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Application of nanomaterials in our daily life is increasing, day in day out and concerns have
raised about their toxicity for human and other organisms. In this manner, carbon-based …

Differential nano-bio interactions and toxicity effects of pristine versus functionalized graphene

A Sasidharan, LS Panchakarla, P Chandran, D Menon… - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the effect of carboxyl functionalization of graphene in pacifying its strong
hydrophobic interaction with cells and associated toxic effects. Pristine graphene was found …

Promises, facts and challenges for carbon nanotubes in imaging and therapeutics

K Kostarelos, A Bianco, M Prato - Nature nanotechnology, 2009 - nature.com
The use of carbon nanotubes in medicine is now at the crossroads between a proof-of-
principle concept and an established preclinical candidate for a variety of therapeutic and …

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 …

Paradoxical glomerular filtration of carbon nanotubes

A Ruggiero, CH Villa, E Bander… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular weight cutoff for glomerular filtration is thought to be 30–50 kDa. Here we
report rapid and efficient filtration of molecules 10–20 times that mass and a model for the …

Safety considerations for graphene: lessons learnt from carbon nanotubes

C Bussy, H Ali-Boucetta… - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Many consider carbon nanomaterials the poster children of nanotechnology, attracting
immense scientific interest from many disciplines and offering tremendous potential in a …

Engineering microsphere-loaded non-mulberry silk-based 3D bioprinted vascularized cardiac patches with oxygen-releasing and immunomodulatory potential

S Mehrotra, RD Singh, A Bandyopadhyay… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A hostile myocardial microenvironment post ischemic injury (myocardial infarction) plays a
decisive role in determining the fate of tissue-engineered approaches. Therefore …

Making carbon nanotubes biocompatible and biodegradable

A Bianco, K Kostarelos, M Prato - Chemical communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes are promising nanomaterials with great potential in the field of
nanomedicine for both therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Different approaches have …