title: Carbon nanotubes: biomaterial applications.
abstract: There is increasing interest in the unique biological and medical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and it is expected that biomaterials incorporating CNTs will be developed for clinical use. There has been a great deal of progress in improving the various properties of CNTs for use in biomaterials and for promotion of tissue regeneration as scaffold materials. The effects of CNTs on cells and tissues are extremely important for their use in biomaterials. This tutorial review clarifies the current state of knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of CNT-based nanobiotechnology to determine whether CNTs may be useful in biomaterials. Future perspectives in this rapidly developing field will also be discussed.
authors: Department of Applied Physical Therapy, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan. saitoko@shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors: Naoto
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authors: Saito
authors: Yuki
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authors: Usui
authors: Kaoru
authors: K
authors: Aoki
authors: Nobuyo
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authors: Narita
authors: Masayuki
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authors: Shimizu
authors: Kazuo
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authors: Hara
authors: Nobuhide
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authors: Ogiwara
authors: Koichi
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authors: Nakamura
authors: Norio
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authors: Ishigaki
authors: Hiroyuki
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authors: Kato
authors: Seiichi
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authors: Taruta
authors: Morinobu
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authors: Endo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012038:Regeneration; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon