Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications and Healthcare

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Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications and Healthcare
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Preface
Part I. Fundamentals
	1. Biomedical Applications of Carbon Nanotubes
		Abstract
		1.1 Introduction
		1.2 Functionalization of CNT
			1.2.1 Covalent Functionalization
		1.3 Biomedical Applications of CNT
			1.3.1 Biosensor
			1.3.2 Drug Delivery
		1.4 Toxicity of CNT
		1.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgment
		Keywords
		References
	2. Biotechnological and Biomedical Applications of CNTs
		Abstract
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Carbon Nanotubes as Biosensors
			2.2.1 CNT-Based Biosensors for Protein Biomarkers
			2.2.2 CNT-Based Biosensors for Nucleic Acids Biomarkers
				2.2.2.1 Microrna
		2.3 Carbon Nanotubes in Biomedical Imaging
			2.3.1 In Vitro Photoluminescence Imaging
			2.3.2 In Vitro Raman Imaging
			2.3.3 Swnts for in Vivo Animal Imaging
		2.4 Carbon Nanotubes in Drug and Gene Delivery
		2.5 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
		2.6 Conclusion
		Keywords
		References
	3. Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Biomedical Applications
		Abstract
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes
			3.2.1 Non-Covalent Functionalization
			3.2.2 Covalent Functionalization
		3.3 Toxicity of CNT
		3.4 Structures
			3.4.1 Weight of CNTS
			3.4.2 Number of Walls
			3.4.3 Length and Diameter of CNT
			3.4.4 Effect of Functionalization on Toxicity
		3.5 Exploring Carbon Nanotubes for Their Biomedical Applications
			3.5.1 Carbon Nanotubes in Tissue Engineering
			3.5.2 Carbon Nanotubes in Gene Therapy
			3.5.3 Carbon Nanotubes in Protein Delivery
			3.5.4 Carbon Nanotubes as Biosensors
			3.5.5 CNT Used in Biomedical Imaging
			3.5.6 CNTs used as Delivery Carrier for Cancer Therapy
		Keywords
		References
	4. Application of Carbon Nanotubes for Targeted Drug Delivery
		Abstract
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Carbon Nanotubes: an Overview
		4.3 Carbon Nanotubes as Drug Delivery System
		4.4 Summary
		Keywords
		References
Part II. Carbon Nanotubes for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
	5. Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
		Abstract
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Carbon Nanotubes
		5.3 CNT Functionalization
			5.3.1 Non-Covalent Functionalization
			5.3.2 Covalent Functionalization
		5.4 Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Diagnosis
			5.4.1 Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI)
			5.4.2 Raman Imaging
		5.5 Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy
			5.5.1 CNTs in Cancer Chemotherapy
			5.5.2 CNTs in Targeted Drug Delivery
			5.5.3 CNTs in Thermal Therapy
			5.5.4 CNTs in Photothermal Therapy
			5.5.5 CNTs in Gene Therapy
		5.6 Toxicity of CNTs
		5.7 Conclusion
		Keywords
		References
	6. Carbon Nanotubes: As an Effective Opportunity for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
	7. Carbon Nanotubes: A Novel Approach in Management of Fatal Disease Cancer
	8. Carbon Nanotubes: Application in Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Part III. New Horizons in Sensing Technologies, Biomedical Imaging, and Health Care
	9. Recent Advances in Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors
		Abstract
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 Biosensors
		9.3 Optical Biosensors
		9.4 Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Biosensor
		9.5 Electrochemical Biosensors
		9.6 Carbon Nanotube as Electrode-Electrochemical Biosensor
		9.7 Carbon Nanotube in FET-Based Biosensor
		9.8 Applications of Carbon-Based Materials for Virus Detection
			9.8.1 Carbon Nanotubes in Human Virus Detection
			9.8.2 Role of Carbon Nanotubes in Biosensors
			9.8.3 Role of Electrochemical and Electronic CNT-Based Biosensors
			9.8.4 CNTs-Based Electrochemical Biosensors for Cancer Detection and Treatment
			9.8.5 Role of Optical CNT-Based Biosensors
			9.8.6 Diagnosis of COVID-19
				9.8.6.1 Naked Eye Diagnostic Test of COVID-19 Virus
			9.8.7 Diagnosis of Dengue Virus
			9.8.8 Diagnosis of Influenza Virus
			9.8.9 Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
			9.8.10 Diagnosis of in Cancer Detection
				9.8.10.1 Detection of Lung Cancer
				9.8.10.2 Detection of Ovarian Cancer
				9.8.10.3 Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
		Keywords
		References
	10. Role of Carbon Nanotubes in Biosensor Developments
	11. Carbon Nanotubes: A Promising Role in Biomedical Imaging
	12. Carbon Nanotubes for Bioimaging
	13. CNTs as Promising Adsorbents for Wastewater Purification
	14. Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications and Health Care: New Horizons
		Abstract
		14.1 Introduction
		14.2 Tissue Engineering
			14.2.1 Advantages of CNTs in Scaffold Application
			14.2.2 Bone Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Medicine
			14.2.3 Cardiac Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Medicine
			14.2.4 Nerves Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Medicine
			14.2.5 Different Body Part Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Medicine
		14.3 Biosensing
			14.3.1 Bioreceptors
				14.3.1.1 CNTs-Based Enzyme Biosensors
				14.3.1.2 CNTs-Based Antibody Biosensors
				14.3.1.3 CNTs-Based Nucleic Acid Biosensors
			14.3.2 Transducers
				14.3.2.1 Electrochemical Biosensors
				14.3.2.2 CNTs-Based Amperometric Biosensors
				14.3.2.3 CNTs-Based Potentiometric Biosensors
				14.3.2.4 CNTs-Based Voltametric Biosensors
				14.3.2.5 CNTs-Based Impedimetric Biosensors
			14.3.3 Optical Biosensors
				14.3.3.1 CNTs-Based Fluorescence Biosensors
				14.3.3.2 CNTs-Based SPR Biosensors
			14.3.4 Field-Effect Transistors Biosensors
		14.4 Drug Delivery
			14.4.1 Modification of CNTs
			14.4.2 Drug Loading Mechanisms
			14.4.3 Drug Delivery Mechanism
		14.5 Bioimaging
			14.5.1 Fluorescence Bioimaging
			14.5.2 Raman Imaging
			14.5.3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
			14.5.4 Photoacoustic Imaging
		14.6 Toxicity
		14.7 Conclusion
		Keywords
		References
Index