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ArticleNanoscale research letters2014

Carbon nanotubes: properties, synthesis, purification, and medical applications.

Ali Eatemadi, Hadis Daraee, Hamzeh Karimkhanloo, Mohammad Kouhi, Nosratollah Zarghami, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Mozhgan Abasi, Younes Hanifehpour, Sang Woo Joo

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 187 papers.

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187citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

187 citing papers in PubMed, 1,190 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali EatemadiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Hadis DaraeeDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Hamzeh KarimkhanlooDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Mohammad KouhiDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
Nosratollah ZarghamiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Abolfazl AkbarzadehDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran ; Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mozhgan AbasiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5154853431, Iran.
Younes HanifehpourSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
Sang Woo JooSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRYeungnam University · KRIslamic Azad University of Tabriz · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current discoveries of different forms of carbon nanostructures have motivated research on their applications in various fields. They hold promise for applications in medicine, gene, and drug delivery areas. Many different production methods for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been introduced; functionalization, filling, doping, and chemical modification have been achieved, and characterization, separation, and manipulation of individual CNTs are now possible. Parameters such as structure, surface area, surface charge, size distribution, surface chemistry, and agglomeration state as well as purity of the samples have considerable impact on the reactivity of carbon nanotubes. Otherwise, the strength and flexibility of carbon nanotubes make them of potential use in controlling other nanoscale structures, which suggests they will have a significant role in nanotechnology engineering.

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Carbon nanostructuresDrug deliveryFlexibilityNanotubesToxicity

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PMID25170330
PMCPMC4141964
OpenAlexW2153811598

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