Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes
Alberto BiancoInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR9021 CNRS, Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, 67084 Strasbourg, France. [email protected]Kostas KostarelosCentre for Drug Delivery Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London WC1N 1AX, UKCharalambos D. PartidosInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR9021 CNRS, Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, 67084 Strasbourg, FranceMaurizio PratoDipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Abstract
The organic functionalisation of carbon nanotubes can improve substantially their solubility and biocompatibility profile; as a consequence, their manipulation and integration into biological systems has become possible so that functionalised carbon nanotubes hold currently strong promise as novel systems for the delivery of drugs, antigens and genes.
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