Abstract

Since the beginning of the twenty-one century, carbon based nanomaterial (CNTs) has been introduced in (pharmacy and medicine) in therapeutic for system of drug delivery. NTs have proved able to transport a wide range of molecules across membranes and into living cells; therefore, they have attracted great interest in biomedical applications such as advanced imaging, tissue regeneration, and drug or gene deliver. As it is known, carbon nanotubes exhibit various unique intrinsic chemical and physical properties and it has been intensive explored, in the last few years, for applications in biology and biomedicine.

Highlights

  • Many researches have focused on nano-technology and nanocomposites

  • Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) may be defined as nanosized, hollow, carbon filaments whose wall is made up with more than one graphene, with the intergraphene distance being equal to the regular ∼ 0.34 nm van der Waals distance for turbostratic, polyaromatic carbons. This definition is not consensual. It is often considered in the literature that the term ‘MWCNT’ should be restricted to the concentric assembly of a series of n SWCNTs with increasing diameter (Fig. 3a) which corresponds to the typical texture of arc-grown MWCNTs which were shown for the first time in the 1991 Minima’s landmark paper

  • The results showed that Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) are very soft in the radial direction

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Summary

Introduction

Many researches have focused on nano-technology and nanocomposites. Researchers select specific filler and introduce it into a specific polymer to achieve a specific composite with modified properties. If the filler is a nano material, the composite is termed a nanocomposite. Nanotechnology brings evolutionary changes to everyday life [1]. Nanotechnology has opened a window for the development of diverse organic and inorganic drug carriers, known as nanoparticles .The greatest advantage is its potential to create novel structures with enhanced abilities to translocate through cell membranes, and increased solubilization, stability, and bioavailability of biomolecules, thereby enhancing their delivery efficiency [2,3,4]

Nanotechnology
Structure of Carbon Nanotubes
Single-Wall Nanotubes
Double- and Multiple-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Strength
Electrical Properties of CNTs
Thermal Properties of CNTs
Mechanical Properties of CNTs
Medical Applications of CNTs
Conclusions
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