Toxicity Issues in the Application of Carbon Nanotubes to Biological Systems

Overview

Journal Nanomedicine

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology

Date 2009 Aug 25

PMID 19699321

Citations 105

Authors

Constantine P Firme 3rd

Prabhakar R Bandaru

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Abstract

From The Clinical Editor: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have recently emerged as a new option for cancer treatment, bioengineering, and gene therapy. Inconsistent data on cytotoxicity and limited control over functionalized-CNT behavior currently restrict predictability of such applications.

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