Carbon nanotubes in drug and gene delivery / Mahdi Karimi ... [και ά.]

Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές.

1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction

2. Carbon nanotubes: properties and classification -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Classification of CNTs

3. Carbon nanotube synthesis and purification -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Arc discharge -- 3.3. Laser ablation -- 3.4. Chemical vapor deposition -- 3.5. Purification of CNTs

4. Carbon nanotube functionalization -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Non-covalent attachment -- 4.3. Covalent functionalization

5. Mechanism of carbon nanotube uptake by cells -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Energy-dependent and energy-independent uptake and the role of the cells -- 5.3. Role of lysosomes in CNT cell uptake -- 5.4. CNTs in the blood stream

6. Carbon nanotubes in drug delivery -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Cellular uptake mechanisms of CNTs -- 6.3. Drug delivery

7. Carbon nanotubes in gene delivery -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Surface functionalization of CNTs for GDSs -- 7.3. Gene delivery systems (GDSs)

8. Toxicity and environmental aspects of carbon nanotubes -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Environmental effects of CNTs -- 8.3. Effect of the diameter and length of CNTs -- 8.4. Effect of the type of CNT -- 8.5. Effect of impurities present in CNTs -- 8.6. Effect of CNT aggregation -- 8.7. Effect of CNT functionalization -- 8.8. Effect of CNT surface chemistry -- 8.9. Effect of CNT dispersion method

9. Future of carbon nanotubes in medicine -- 9.1. Introduction.

Recent important discoveries and developments in nanotechnology have had a remarkable and ever-increasing impact on many industries, especially materials science, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Within this book, the authors describe different features of carbon nanotubes, survey the properties of both the multi-walled and single-walled varieties, and cover their applications in drug and gene delivery.