The use of living bacteria either as therapeutic agents or drug carriers has shown great
potential in treating a multitude of intractable diseases. However, cells are often fragile to …

From carbides in steel to cobalt–carbon covalent bonds in vitamin B 12, transition metal (TM)–
carbon interactions play a critical role in so many aspects of human life that we rarely realize …

This article reviews the latest progresses regarding the applications of carbon nanotubes
(CNTs), including single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and multi-walled carbon …

Thermal tumor ablation therapies are being developed with a variety of nanomaterials,
including single-and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have …

Nanotechnology is providing exciting and new opportunities which are likely to revolutionize
future clinical practice. The use of nanoparticles for biomedical applications is particularly …

This article reviews the latest developments in using single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWNTs) for biomedical imaging. SWNTs with a number of unique intrinsic optical properties …

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) filled with ferromagnetic metals like iron, cobalt or nickel are new
and very interesting nanostructured materials with a number of unique properties. In this …

The administration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents (CAs) has been
conducted since 1988 by clinicians to enhance the clarity and interpretability of MR images …

Improvements in diagnostic measures for biomedical applications have been investigated in
various studies for better interpretations of biological abnormalities and several medical …

Combining objects with diverse properties has often the advantage of giving rise to novel
functionalities. In this scenario, metal-filled and decorated carbon nanotubes (m-CNTs) …