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Delivery of Anticancer Molecules Using Carbon Nanotubes

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Since their discovery in 1991, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as material structures with numerous potential applications with a number of products already in the market place. An exciting application, which is emerging, is the use of carbon nanotubes for drug delivery. In this chapter, we focus on the functionalization, mechanism of cellular update, and using carbon nanotubes for delivery of anticancer drugs.

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  1. School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

    Isma Ahmed & Aneela Javeed

  2. School of Medicine, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

    Waqar Ahmed

  3. London South Bank University, London 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA, UK

    D. A. Phoenix

  4. Pharmaceutical Sciences Section, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar

    Abdelbary Elhissi

  5. Kansas State University, Salina, Kansas, USA

    Mark J. Jackson

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Ahmed, I., Javeed, A., Ahmed, W., Phoenix, D.A., Elhissi, A., Jackson, M.J. (2016). Delivery of Anticancer Molecules Using Carbon Nanotubes. In: Ahmed, W., Jackson, M. (eds) Surgical Tools and Medical Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33489-9_18

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