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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Koyama, Shozo
• Haniu, Hisao
• Osaka, Kazuaki
• Koyama, Haruhide
• Kuroiwa, Naomi
• Endo, Morinobu
• Kim, Yoong Ahm
• Hayashi, Takuya

Titel

Medical Application of Carbon-Nanotube-Filled Nanocomposites: The Microcatheter

Ist Teil von

• Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2006-12, Vol.2 (12), p.1406-1411

Ort / Verlag

Weinheim: WILEY-VCH Verlag

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Carbon nanotubes hold great promise for use in biomedical fields. Among numerous potential applications, including DNA and protein sensors, bioseparators, biocatalysts, and tissue scaffolds, this article emphasizes the use of carbon‐nanotube‐filled polymer composites as medical devices, namely, microcatheters. The currently hot topic of the biocompatibility (e.g., toxic properties) of carbon nanotubes is discussed. In addition, critical issues that must be clarified for the full utilization of current carbon‐nanotube science and technology in biomedical fields are discussed. A tube of medication? Increasing effort is being made to employ nanotechnology in the (bio)medical sciences. Carbon nanotubes are already extremely promising in many fields, and attention is now being focused on their benefits in medicine. Here, we look at a microcatheter formed from a carbon‐nanotube‐based polymer composite (black tube in figure, a pure‐nylon‐derived one is also shown: clear tube) and investigate the toxicity of such materials.