Carbon nanotubes in biology and medicine:An overview  

作　　者：WANG XiaoJing LIU Zhuang 

机构地区：[1]Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices,Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials,Soochow University,Suzhou 215123,China

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2012年第2期167-180,共14页

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51002100);the Foundamental Projects of Research and Development of China (2011CB911002)

摘　　要：Rapid development in the field of nanomedicine is bringing novel opportunities for improved disease diagnosis and drug delivery.Among various nanomaterials involved in nanomedicine,carbon nanotubes(CNTs) possessing a unique one-dimensional structure with interesting intrinsic mechanical,physical,and chemical properties have been extensively explored for a wide range of applications in biology and medicine.This review article provides an overview of how CNTs are used in different aspects of biomedicine including drug delivery and cancer treatment,bio-sensing,biomedical imaging,as well as tissue engineering.The recent developments,future perspective,and major challenges in this field are discussed.Rapid development in the field of nanomedicine is bringing novel opportunities for improved disease diagnosis and drug delivery. Among various nanomaterials involved in nanomedicine, carbon nanotubes （CNTs） possessing a unique one-dimensional structure with interesting intrinsic mechanical, physical, and chemical properties have been extensively explored for a wide range of applications in biology and medicine. This review article provides an overview of how CNTs are used in different aspects of biomedicine including drug delivery and cancer treatment, bit-sensing, biomedical imaging, as well as tissue engineering. The recent developments, future perspective, and major challenges in this field are discussed.

关 键 词：生物医学成像 碳纳米管 生物学 药物输送 纳米材料 一维结构 CNTS 化学性质 

分 类 号：TB383[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程] Q631[生物学—生物物理学]