Carbon nanotubes and its applications: A review

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Hirlekar, Rajashree ^a   Yamagar, Manohar ^a   Garse, Harshal ^a   Mohit, Vij ^a   Kadam, Vilasrao ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Nanomedicines; Single and multiple walled nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON NANOTUBE; INERT GAS; IODINE 125; LIQUID NITROGEN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NUCLEIC ACID; SILANE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SURFACTANT; VACCINE;

CANCER GENE THERAPY; CATALYST; CELL TRANSPORT; FILTRATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LASER SURGERY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOMEDICINE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; VAPOR;

EID: 77953392492     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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