Carbon Nanotubes: From Bench Chemistry to Promising Biomedical Applications

Well-researched and extremely informative, this record represents a critical evaluation of the most recent discoveries on carbon nanotubes and offers a cautious description of their impact on personal health and environmental pollution. Focusing on the applications of carbon nanotubes in pharmaceutical and biomedical engineering, this account discusses how carbon nanotubes can be utilized for cancer therapy, drug delivery, and gene expression. An overview on the main research groups around the world that have been focusing their efforts on the exploitation of this intriguing material is also included.

Giorgia Pastorin is an assistant professor in the department of pharmacy at the National University of Singapore.