Carbon nanotubes as a novel drug delivery system for anticancer therapy: a review

• Main Authors: Swatantra Kumar Singh Kushwaha (Author), Saurav Ghoshal (Author), Awani Kumar Rai (Author), Satyawan Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were discovered in 1991 and shown to have certain unique physicochemical properties, attracting considerable interest in their application in various fields including drug delivery. The unique properties of CNTs such as ease of cellular uptake, high drug loading, thermal abla...