title: Carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes in regenerative medicine.
abstract: 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.
authors: Physics Department, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
authors: Phong A
authors: PA
authors: Tran
authors: Lijie
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Webster
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D002244:Carbon