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Bioengineering Applications of Carbon Nanostructures

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Ado Jorio

    1. Physics Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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  • Presents applications of carbon nanostructures in therapy
  • Special chapter on the environmental impact of carbon nanostructures
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology (NANOMED)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Bone Repair Utilizing Carbon Nanotubes

    • Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior, Marcos Augusto de Sá, Vanessa Barbosa Andrade, Heder José Ribeiro, Anderson José Ferreira
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Use of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes as a Delivery System for siRNA

    • Silvia Guatimosim, Marina Ladeira, Cibele Rocha-Resende, Rodrigo Ribeiro Resende
    Pages 17-29

  4. Carbon Nanotubes as a DNA Delivery Agent for Generation of Genetically Modified Mammals Embryos

    • Humberto de Mello Brandão, Michele Munk, Bruno Campos de Carvalho, Alessandro de Sá Guimarães, Wanessa Araújo Carvalho, Juliana Carine Gern et al.
    Pages 31-56

  5. Development of Carbon Nanotubes-Based Immunogens

    • Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca, Vinícius Cotta dos Santos, Alice Freitas Versiani
    Pages 57-70

  6. Fullerene-Derivatives as Therapeutic Agents in Respiratory System and Neurodegenerative Disorders

    • Virginia Soares Lemos, Rosária Dias Aires, Marina Ladeira, Silvia Guatimosim
    Pages 71-84

  7. Study of Carbon Nanostructures for Soil Fertility Improvement

    • Ado Jorio, Braulio S. Archanjo, Jenaina Ribeiro-Soares, Marcela C. Pagano, Erlon H. Martins Ferreira, Joyce R. Araujo et al.
    Pages 85-104

  8. Nanotoxicology of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials

    • Amauri Jardim de Paula, Gislaine Cristina Padovani, Nelson Duran, Antônio Gomes Souza Filho
    Pages 105-137

  9. Synthesis, Purification and Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for Biotechnological Applications

    • Estefânia Mara do Nascimento Martins, Clascídia Aparecida Furtado, Adelina Pinheiro Santos, Lídia Maria de Andrade, Luiz Orlando Ladeira
    Pages 139-163
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This book covers the development of biotechnology based on carbon nanostructures, with a focus on nanotubes, addressing also fullerenes and amorphous carbons. The book is divided into 7 chapters, addressing tissue engineering, genetic engineering and therapy, as well as the environmental and health impacts of carbon nanostructures. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Physics Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Ado Jorio

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