Carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes in regenerative medicine.
Carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers have long been investigated for applications in composite structural materials, semiconductor devices, and sensors. With the recent well-documented ability to chemically modify nanofibrous carbon materials to improve their solubility and biocompatibility properties: a whole new class of bioactive carbon nanostructures has been created for biological applications. This review focuses on the latest applications of carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes in regenerative medicine.
Tran
Phong A
PA
Physics Department, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
Zhang
Lijie
L
Webster
Thomas J
TJ
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D010012:Osteogenesis; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D012995:Solubility
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D002244:Carbon