title: Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes.
abstract: The organic functionalisation of carbon nanotubes can improve substantially their solubility and biocompatibility profile; as a consequence, their manipulation and integration into biological systems has become possible so that functionalised carbon nanotubes hold currently strong promise as novel systems for the delivery of drugs, antigens and genes.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR9021 CNRS, Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, 67084 Strasbourg, France. A.Bianco@ibmc.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kostarelos
authors.forename: Charalambos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Partidos
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prato
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D036103:Nanotechnology; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014612:Vaccines