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Since their discovery,carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have become one of the most promising nanomaterials in many industrial and biomedical applications.Due to their unique physicochemical properties,CNTs have been proposed and actively exploited as multipurpose innovative carriers for cancer therapy.The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the status of applications,advantages,and up-to-date research and development of carbon nanotubes in cancer therapy with an emphasis on drug delivery,photothermal therapy,gene therapy,RNAi,and immune therapy.In addition,the issues of risk and safety of CNTs in cancer nanotechnology are discussed briefly.
Since their discovery, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become one of the most promising nanomaterials in many industrial and biomedical applications. Due to their unique physicochemical properties, CNTs have been proposed and actively exploited as multipurpose innovative carriers for cancer therapy. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the status of applications, advantages, and up-to-date research and development of carbon nanotubes in cancer therapy with an emphasis on drug delivery, photothermal therapy, gene therapy, RNAi, and immune therapy. , the issues of risk and safety of CNTs in cancer nanotechnology are discussed briefly.