title: Liberation of drugs from multi-wall carbon nanotube carriers.
abstract: MWCNTs in the 'nanotube-drug' hybrids can play a role of carriers or additives (enhancers) in the more complex formulations. This work reviews qualitative and quantitative analyses of Drug Delivery Systems (DDSs) based on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and their chemically modified analogues (mainly oxidised MWCNTs). A special emphasis was placed on the chemical interactions between drug molecules and the nanotube carrier critical both in the stage of preparation/synthesis of the hybrids and liberation of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, Gliwice 44-100, Poland. slawomir.boncel@polsl.pl
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boncel
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zając
authors.forename: Krzysztof K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Koziol
mesh_terms: D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations