Title :
Oxygen adsorption by carbon nanotubes and its application in radiotherapy
Author :
Yang, Jian ; Li, Q.W. ; Wu, Shiqian ; Yu, Bei ; Jing, Xin ; Wenjian Li
Author_Institution :
Nanobiology Center, Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai
Abstract :
The ability to deliver large molecules, for example nucleic acids, to cells using carbon nanotubes has been reviewed. Potential applications of functionalised nanotubes to deliver oxygen to cancer cells to enhance the effects of radiotherapy are considered
Keywords :
biomedical materials; cancer; carbon nanotubes; cellular biophysics; oxygen; radiation therapy; C; cancer cells; carbon nanotubes; oxygen adsorption; radiotherapy;
Journal_Title :
Nanobiotechnology, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-nbt:20060017
