scholarly journals Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Pharmacy and Medicine

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua He ◽  
Lien Ai Pham-Huy ◽  
Pierre Dramou ◽  
Deli Xiao ◽  
Pengli Zuo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Tissue Regeneration ◽  
Enantiomer Separation ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
The Body ◽  
Chiral Drugs ◽  
Gene Therapies ◽  
Diagnostic Agents ◽  
Cylindrical Tubes

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.

CNT-Based Nano Medicine From Synthesis to Therapeutic Application

2022 ◽  
pp. 175-211
Author(s):  
Shabana Yasmeen Ansari ◽  
Shoaib Anwar Ansari ◽  
Farhan Alshammari ◽  
Sirajudheen Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Tissue Regeneration ◽  
Metabolic Process ◽  
Nano Technology ◽  
Diagnostic Agents ◽  
Chiral Drug ◽  
Cylindrical Tubes ◽  
Broad Variety ◽  
Nano Medicine

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon consisting of cylindrical tubes, made up of graphite with a diameter of several nm to a length of several mm. They had extraordinary structural, mechanical, and electronic properties due to their small size and mass, high mechanical resilience, and high electrical and thermal conductivity. Their large surface area made them applicable in pharmacy and medicine and adsorb or conjugate a broad variety of medical and diagnostic agents (drugs, genes, vaccines, antibodies, biosensors, etc.). They are often used to deliver drugs directly into the cells without going through the metabolic process of body. In addition to drug delivery and gene therapy, CNTs are also used for tissue regeneration, diagnostic biosensors, chiral drug enantiomer separation, drug extraction, and drug or pollutant analysis. CNTs have recently been discovered as effective antioxidants. The ADME and toxicity of different types of CNTs have also been documented here, as well as the prospects, advantages, and challenges of this promising bio-nano technology.

Facile Synthesis of Cu2O nanoparticle-loaded Carbon Nanotubes Composite Catalysts for Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Feng ◽  
Ran Wang ◽  
Juanjuan Yin ◽  
Fangke Zhan ◽  
Kaiyue Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Cycle Performance ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Composite Catalysts ◽  
Cu2o Nanoparticles

Background: 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is one of the pollutants in sewage and harmful to human health and the environment. Cu is a non-noble metal with catalytic reduction effect on nitro compounds, and.has the advantages of simple preparation, abundant reserves, and low price. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are widely used for substrate due to their excellent mechanical stability and high surface area. In this study, a simple method to prepare CNT-Cu2O by controlling different reaction time was reported. The prepared nanocomposites were used to catalyze 4-NP. Methods: CNTs and CuCl2 solution were put into a beaker, and then ascorbic acid and NaOH were added while continuously stirring. The reaction was carried out for a sufficiently long period of time at 60°C. The prepared samples were dried in a vacuum at 50°C for 48 h after washing with ethyl alcohol and deionized water. Results: Nanostructures of these composites were characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscopy techniques, and the results at a magnification of 200 nanometers showed that Cu2O was distributed on the surface of the CNTs. In addition, X-ray diffraction was performed to further confirm the formation of Cu2O nanoparticles. The results of ultraviolet spectrophotometry showed that the catalytic effect of the compound on 4-NP was obvious. Conclusions: CNTs acted as a huge template for loading Cu2O nanoparticles, which could improve the stability and cycle performance of Cu2O. The formation of nanoparticles was greatly affected by temperature and the appropriate concentration, showing great reducibility for the 4-NP reduction reaction.

Recent trends in carbon nanotubes based prostate cancer therapy: A biomedical hybrid for diagnosis and treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Murugesan ◽  
Sureshkumar Raman
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
High Level

: At present treatment methods for cancer are limited, partially due to the solubility, poor cellular distribution of drug molecules and, the incapability of drugs to annoy the cellular barriers. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) generally have excellent physio-chemical properties, which include high-level penetration into the cell membrane, high surface area and high capacity of drug loading by in circulating modification with bio-molecules, project them as an appropriate candidate to diagnose and deliver drugs to prostate cancer (PCa). Additionally, the chemically modified CNTs which have excellent 'Biosensing' properties therefore makes it easy for detecting PCa without fluorescent agent and thus targets the particular site of PCa and also, Drug delivery can accomplish a high efficacy, enhanced permeability with less toxic effects. While CNTs have been mainly engaged in cancer treatment, a few studies are focussed on the diagnosis and treatment of PCa. Here, we detailly reviewed the current progress of the CNTs based diagnosis and targeted drug delivery system for managing and curing PCa.

scholarly journals Electrochemical Sensor Based on Prussian Blue Electrochemically Deposited at ZrO2 Doped Carbon Nanotubes Glassy Carbon Modified Electrode

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlon Danny Jerez-Masaquiza ◽  
Lenys Fernández ◽  
Gema González ◽  
Marjorie Montero-Jiménez ◽  
Patricio J. Espinoza-Montero
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrochemical Properties ◽  
Electrochemical Sensor ◽  
Prussian Blue ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Glassy Carbon ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Electrochemically Deposited ◽  
Area X

In this work, a new hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) electrochemical sensor was fabricated. Prussian blue (PB) was electrodeposited on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with zirconia doped functionalized carbon nanotubes (ZrO2-fCNTs), (PB/ZrO2-fCNTs/GC). The morphology and structure of the nanostructured system were characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), specific surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The electrochemical properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). Zirconia nanocrystallites (6.6 ± 1.8 nm) with cubic crystal structure were directly synthesized on the fCNTs walls, obtaining a well dispersed distribution with a high surface area. The experimental results indicate that the ZrO2-fCNTs nanostructured system exhibits good electrochemical properties and could be tunable by enhancing the modification conditions and method of synthesis. The fabricated sensor could be used to efficiently detect H2O2, presenting a good linear relationship between the H2O2 concentration and the peak current, with quantification limit (LQ) of the 10.91 μmol·L−1 and detection limit (LD) of 3.5913 μmol·L−1.

scholarly journals Preparation and Characteristics of SiOx Coated Carbon Nanotubes with High Surface Area

Nanomaterials ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aeran Kim ◽  
Seongyop Lim ◽  
Dong-Hyun Peck ◽  
Sang-Kyung Kim ◽  
Byungrok Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Coated Carbon

An approach to carbon nanotubes with high surface area and large pore volume

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Jie Niu ◽  
Jian Nong Wang ◽  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Lian Feng Su ◽  
Jie Ma
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Large Pore ◽  
Large Pore Volume

scholarly journals Basic Potential of Carbon Nanotubes in Tissue Engineering Applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisao Haniu ◽  
Naoto Saito ◽  
Yoshikazu Matsuda ◽  
Tamotsu Tsukahara ◽  
Yuki Usui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Medical Application ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Biological Responses

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attracting interest in various fields of science because they possess a high surface area-to-volume ratio and excellent electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties. Various medical applications of CNTs are expected, and the properties of CNTs have been greatly improved for use in biomaterials. However, the safety of CNTs remains unclear, which impedes their medical application. Our group is evaluating the biological responses of multiwall CNTs (MWCNTs)in vivoandin vitrofor the promotion of tissue regeneration as safe scaffold materials. We recently showed that intracellular accumulation is important for the cytotoxicity of CNTs, and we reported the active physiological functions CNTs in cells. In this review, we describe the effects of CNTsin vivoandin vitroobserved by our group from the standpoint of tissue engineering, and we introduce the findings of other research groups.

High surface area carbon nanotubes prepared by chemical activation

Carbon ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1614-1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Raymundo-Piñero ◽  
D Cazorla-Amorós ◽  
A Linares-Solano ◽  
S Delpeux ◽  
E Frackowiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area

scholarly journals HCT116 Cells Cytotoxic Response to Multifuctionalized 5- Fluorouracil MWCNTs Conjugates In Colorectal Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemalatha K.P. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Hct116 Cell ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Covalent Functionalization ◽  
Anticancer Drug Delivery ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Functionalized Mwcnts

Nanomaterials are the foundations of Nanotechnology, which are measured in nanoscales, Carbon nanotubes are one of the interesting nanomaterials, studied for over 25 years because of their superlative properties such as high surface area, electrical and thermal conductivity, high biocompatibility, flexibility, resistance to corrosion and nanosize. According to research, carbon nanotubes are applied in sensing, water treatment, and drug delivery, mainly used to deliver the anticancer drugs. In our work, functionalization of multi walled carbon nanotubes done by covalent and non-covalent functionation methods, covalent functionalization showed better dispersing efficiency in aqueous medium and compatible with biological systems with damaging the crystal lattice of carbon nanotubes. Non covalent functionalization helps to derivatized with active compounds, surface adsorption or attachment of various molecules or antibodies, which subsequently helps in targeting the site and to produce therapeutic effects. Different formulations prepared by functionalized MWCNTs and multiple functionalization of MWCNTs done by binding the drug and antibodies to prepare functionalized MWCNTs 5-Fluorouracil complexes. The Cytotoxicity assay was carried out for the obtained new targeting formulations to analyze the effect of all the formulations on HCT116 cell line. The percentage death was determined based on the viability of the cells in the appropriate vehicle controls. In this study, we report the successful functionalization, binding of 5 Fluorouracil, antibodies to MWCNTs, and cells viability of all prepared formulations for the development of novel carbon based anticancer drug delivery system. Functionalized MWCNTs-5-Fluorouracil antibodies composite at concentration above 2.5 µg/mL exhibited ≥ 50% cytotoxicity post normalization with compound control to negate precipitation observed with the compound. All the formulations showed the precipitations indicating antitumor activity and biocompatibility.

scholarly journals Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties and Applications in Water Purification, Drug Delivery, Material and Biomedical Science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rama Dubey ◽  
Dhiraj Dutta ◽  
Arpan Sarkar ◽  
Pronobesh Chattopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Biomedical Science ◽  
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Synthesis Properties ◽  
The Ideal

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as one of the ideal materials due to their high surface area, high aspect ratio, impressive material properties, such as mechanical strength, thermal and electrical...

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