Carbon nanotubes: biomaterial applications.
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.
Saito
Naoto
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Department of Applied Physical Therapy, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan. saitoko@shinshu-u.ac.jp
Usui
Yuki
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Aoki
Kaoru
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Narita
Nobuyo
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Shimizu
Masayuki
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Hara
Kazuo
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Ogiwara
Nobuhide
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Nakamura
Koichi
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Ishigaki
Norio
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Kato
Hiroyuki
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Taruta
Seiichi
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Endo
Morinobu
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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*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon