Carbon nanotubes in medical technology

Med Device Technol. 2007 Mar-Apr;18(2):8, 10.

Abstract

One of the more important classes of material to emerge from the recent developments in nanotechnology has been the carbon nanotube. A variety of nanoscale carbon tube structures have been prepared and this article discusses their structure, properties and potential medical applications.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / therapeutic use*
  • Biotechnology / instrumentation
  • Biotechnology / methods*
  • Molecular Probe Techniques*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Tissue Engineering / instrumentation
  • Tissue Engineering / methods*

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Nanotubes, Carbon