Advances in use of functionalized carbon nanotubes for drug design and discovery

Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1029-1037

  Jain, K K ^a  

^a Jain Pharma Biotech Biotechnology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); CNT conjugates; Drug delivery; Drug discovery; Functionalized carbon nanotubes (f CNTs); Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); Nanomedicine; Nanoparticles; PEGylated CNTs; Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PACLITAXEL; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSOR; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE REGENERATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOPHARMACEUTICS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON;

EID: 84867977085     PISSN: 17460441     EISSN: 1746045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2012.722078     Document Type: Review

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