Biological properties of carbon nanotubes.
Carbon nanotubes are novel materials with unique physical and chemical properties, and have been considered for use in numerous technological applications. More recently, attention has turned to the unique biological and medical properties of these materials. In this review, the processing, chemical properties, physical properties, nucleic acid interaction, cell interaction, and toxicologic properties of nanotubes are described. Finally, future directions in this area are discussed.
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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Narayan
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D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D002244:Carbon; D004247:DNA