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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Carbon Nanotubes: Current Perspectives on Diverse Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapies.

Mohamed Rahamathulla, Rohit R Bhosale, Riyaz A M Osmani, Kasturi C Mahima, Asha P Johnson, Umme Hani, Mohammed Ghazwani, Mohammed Y Begum, Sultan Alshehri, Mohammed M Ghoneim and 2 more

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bridging solubility, stability, and translation: advances in carbon nanotube-based drug delivery systems.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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  14. Nanomaterials for biomedical applications.Beilstein journal of nanotechnology · 2025
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  15. Carbon nanotubes for wound healing: material design, mechanistic insights.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  16. Nucleic acid drugs: recent progress and future perspectives.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024
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  17. In vivo safety evaluation method for nanomaterials for cancer therapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Mohamed RahamathullaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
Rohit R BhosaleDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Krishna Institute of Pharmacy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences "Deemed To Be University", Karad 415539, Maharashtra, India.
Riyaz A M OsmaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2333-0817
Kasturi C MahimaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, Karnataka, India.
Asha P JohnsonDepartment of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, Karnataka, India.
Umme HaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed GhazwaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3555-4268
Mohammed Y BegumDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1871-8585
Sultan AlshehriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0922-9819
Mohammed M GhoneimDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah 13713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-4373
Faiyaz ShakeelDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6109-0885
Hosahalli V GangadharappaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, Karnataka, India.

Funding

King Khalid University RGP-2, 168-42
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current discoveries as well as research findings on various types of carbon nanostructures have inspired research into their utilization in a number of fields. These carbon nanostructures offer uses in pharmacy, medicine and different therapies. One such unique carbon nanostructure includes carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which are one-dimensional allotropes of carbon nanostructure that can have a length-to-diameter ratio greater than 1,000,000. After their discovery, CNTs have drawn extensive research attention due to their excellent material properties. Their physical, chemical and electronic properties are excellent and their composites provide great possibilities for enormous nanometer applications. The current study provides a systematic review based on prior literature review and data gathered from various sources. The various research studies from many research labs and organizations were systematically retrieved, collected, compiled and written. The entire collection and compilation of this review concluded the use of CNT approaches and their efficacy and safety for the treatment of various diseases such as brain tumors or cancer via nanotechnology-based drug delivery, phototherapy, gene therapy, antiviral therapy, antifungal therapy, antibacterial therapy and other biomedical applications. The current review covers diverse applications of CNTs in designing a range of targeted drug delivery systems and application for various therapies. It concludes with a discussion on how CNTs based medicines can expand in the future.

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biomedical applicationscarbon nanotubespatentstargeted drug deliverytherapiestoxicity

Identifiers

PMID34772234
PMCPMC8588285

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