title: Carbon nanotubes: properties, synthesis, purification, and medical applications.
abstract: Current discoveries of different forms of carbon nanostructures have motivated research on their applications in various fields. They hold promise for applications in medicine, gene, and drug delivery areas. Many different production methods for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been introduced; functionalization, filling, doping, and chemical modification have been achieved, and characterization, separation, and manipulation of individual CNTs are now possible. Parameters such as structure, surface area, surface charge, size distribution, surface chemistry, and agglomeration state as well as purity of the samples have considerable impact on the reactivity of carbon nanotubes. Otherwise, the strength and flexibility of carbon nanotubes make them of potential use in controlling other nanoscale structures, which suggests they will have a significant role in nanotechnology engineering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eatemadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
authors.forename: Hadis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daraee
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamzeh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karimkhanloo
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, College of Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kouhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
authors.forename: Nosratollah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zarghami
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran ; Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbarzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
authors.forename: Mozhgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abasi
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
authors.forename: Younes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanifehpour
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Joo
keywords: Carbon nanostructures; Drug delivery; Flexibility; Nanotubes; Toxicity