title: Carbon nanotubes in medical technology.
abstract: One of the more important classes of material to emerge from the recent developments in nanotechnology has been the carbon nanotube. A variety of nanoscale carbon tube structures have been prepared and this article discusses their structure, properties and potential medical applications.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon