Functionalized carbon nanotubes in bio-world: Applications, limitations and future directions

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology Vol. 223; pp. 43 - 63
• Main Authors: Merum, Sireesha, Veluru, Jagadeesh Babu, Seeram, Ramakrishna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Biodegradability; Bioimaging; Biomedical materials; Biosensors; Carbon nanotubes; CNTs; Drug delivery; Drug delivery systems; Functionalization; Gene therapy; Medical devices; Nanotubes; Real time; Scaffolds; Three dimensional printing; Bioimaging; Drug delivery; Functionalization; Biosensors; CNTs
• ISSN: 0921-5107; 1873-4944
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2017.06.002

[Display omitted] •Functionalized carbon nanotubes more potential applications than pristine CNTs.•There are several approaches to modify pristine CNTs to potentially active.•CNTs poised into the human life and exploited in medical context. Carbon Nanotubes composed of excellent mechanical strength, electrical and thermal conductivities makes them a suitable substance toward developing medical devices. In addition, high surface area-to-volume ratio enable them to use in an intense real time applications such as detection and treatment of cancerous cells, nervous disorders, tissue repair and so on. But, majority of the biomedical applications of CNTs must be used after successful functionalization. Here in, we reviewed the following topics (i) Functionalization of CNTs (ii) CNTs in real time applications such as drug delivery, gene therapy, biosensors and bio imaging; (iii) CNTs 3D printed scaffolds for medicine and (iv) Biocompatability and Biodegradability.