Carbon nanotubes: Smart drug/gene delivery carriers

H Zare, S Ahmadi, A Ghasemi, M Ghanbari… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The unique properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)(such as their high surface to volume
ratios, enhanced conductivity and strength, biocompatibility, ease of functionalization, optical …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical performance and applications of cnts reinforced polymer composites—A review

NM Nurazzi, FA Sabaruddin, MM Harussani… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Developments in the synthesis and scalable manufacturing of carbon nanomaterials like
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely used in the polymer material industry over the …

Functionalization of carbon nanomaterials for advanced polymer nanocomposites: A comparison study between CNT and graphene

VD Punetha, S Rana, HJ Yoo, A Chaurasia… - Progress in Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
The allotropes of carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene) are the most unique
and promising substances of the last decade. Due to their nanoscale diameter and high …

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 …

Carbon nanomaterials for biological imaging and nanomedicinal therapy

G Hong, S Diao, AL Antaris, H Dai - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanomaterials are a class of low-dimensional materials that have aroused a great
deal of interest in the past 30 years since the spectacular debut of fullerene, the first member …

Functional nanomaterials for phototherapies of cancer

L Cheng, C Wang, L Feng, K Yang, Z Liu - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cancer has been one of the major threats to the lives of human beings for centuries.(1)
Current cancer therapies mainly include surgery, chemotherapies, and radiotherapies …

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 …

Rational design of nanocarriers for intracellular protein delivery

X Qin, C Yu, J Wei, L Li, C Zhang, Q Wu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Protein/antibody therapeutics have exhibited the advantages of high specificity and activity
even at an extremely low concentration compared to small molecule drugs. However, they …

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 …

Rational design of a minimalist nanoplatform to maximize immunotherapeutic efficacy: Four birds with one stone

S Zhou, Q Shang, N Wang, Q Li, A Song… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy sometimes can cause potential tumor-specific T-cell-mediated immune
response via stimulating immunogenic cell death (ICD). However, such immune response is …