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 …

Overview of carbon nanotubes for biomedical applications

J Simon, E Flahaut, M Golzio - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The unique combination of mechanical, optical and electrical properties offered by carbon
nanotubes has fostered research for their use in many kinds of applications, including the …

Oxidative stress in ischemia/reperfusion injuries following acute ischemic stroke

A Jurcau, AI Ardelean - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recanalization therapy is increasingly used in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
However, in about one third of these patients, recanalization is followed by …

Getting into the brain: liposome-based strategies for effective drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier

DB Vieira, LF Gamarra - International journal of nanomedicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This review summarizes articles that have been reported in literature on liposome-based
strategies for effective drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier. Due to their unique …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy in cancer treatment: why go nano?

C Roma-Rodrigues, L Rivas-García, PV Baptista… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The proposal of gene therapy to tackle cancer development has been instrumental for the
development of novel approaches and strategies to fight this disease, but the efficacy of the …

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 …

Carbon nanotubes in biomedical applications: factors, mechanisms, and remedies of toxicity: miniperspective

R Alshehri, AM Ilyas, A Hasan, A Arnaout… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) represent one of the most studied allotropes of carbon. The
unique physicochemical properties of CNTs make them among prime candidates for …

Nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular aging and related diseases

H Xu, S Li, YS Liu - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Aging-induced alternations of vasculature structures, phenotypes, and functions are key in
the occurrence and development of vascular aging-related diseases. Multiple molecular and …

[HTML][HTML] Biological interactions of carbon-based nanomaterials: From coronation to degradation

K Bhattacharya, SP Mukherjee, A Gallud… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, fullerenes and
nanodiamonds are potential candidates for various applications in medicine such as drug …

Carbon nanotube biosensors

CM Tîlmaciu, MC Morris - Frontiers in chemistry, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Nanomaterials possess unique features which make them particularly attractive for
biosensing applications. In particular, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can serve as scaffolds for …