Part I Fundamentals: Synthesis of Multifunctional
Nanomaterials and their Potential for Medical Application
Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes for Therapeutic
Applications .................................................... 3
Vittoria Raffa, Orazio Vittorio, Cristina Riggio, Gianni
Ciofani and Alfred Cuschieri
Carbon Nanotubes in Regenerative Medicine ...................... 27
Bhavna S. Paratala and Balaji Sitharaman
Filling of Carbon Nanotubes with Compounds in Solution
or Melted Phase ................................................ 41
P. Lukanov, C.-M. Tilmaciu, A.M. Galibert, B. Soula and
E. Flahaut
Filling of Carbon Nanotubes: Containers for Magnetic Probes
and Drug Delivery .............................................. 67
E. Borowiak-Palen, C. Tripisciano, M. Rümmeli, S. Costa,
X. Chen and R.J. Kalenczuk
Part II Magnetically Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes
for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
Magnetic Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Medical Therapy ....... 85
Martin Sobik, Kirsten M. Pondman, Ben Erné, Bonny Kuipers,
Bennie ten Haken and Horst Rogalla
Feasibility of Magnetically Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes
for Biological Applications: From Fundamental Properties
of Individual Nanomagnets to Nanoscaled Heaters and
Temperature Sensors ............................................ 97
Matthias U. Lutz, Kamil Lipert, Yulia Krupskaya, Stefan
Bahr, Anja Wolter, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Silke Hampel,
Albrecht Leonhardt, Arthur Taylor, Kai Krämer, Bernd
Büchner and Rüdiger Klingeler
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging of
Carbon Nanotubes .............................................. 125
Vijay К. Anuganti and Aldrik H. Velders
Part III Interaction with Biological Systems
Exploring Carbon Nanotubes and Their Interaction with Cells
Using Atomic Force Microscopy ................................. 153
Constanze Lamprecht, Andreas Ebner, Ferry Kienberger and
Peter Hinterdorfer
Uptake, Intracellular Localization and Biodistribution
of Carbon Nanotubes ........................................... 169
V. Neves, H.M. Coley, J. McFadden and S.R.P. Silva
Recognition of Carbon Nanotubes by the Human Innate Immune
System ........................................................ 183
Malgorzata J. Rybak-Smith, Kirsten M. Pondman, Emmanuel
Flahaut, Carolina Salvador-Morales and Robert B. Sim
Toxicity and Environmental Impact of Carbon Nanotubes ......... 211
E. Flahaut
Part IV Towards Targeted Chemotherapy and Gene Delivery
Carbon Nanotubes Loaded with Anticancer Drugs: A Platform
for Multimodal Cancer Treatment ............................... 223
Elena Heister, Vera Neves, S. Ravi P. Silva, Johnjoe
McFadden and Helen M. Coley
Carbon Nanotubes Filled with Carboplatin: Towards Carbon
Nanotube-Supported Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Agents ........ 247
D. Haase, S. Наmpel, K. Kraemer, D. Kunze, A. Taylor,
M. Arlt, J. Thomas, S. Oswald, M. Ritschel, R. Klingeler,
A. Leonhardt and B. Büchner
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Gene Biodelivery .......... 259
V. Sanz-Beltrán, Ravi Silva, Helen Coley and Johnjoe
McFadden
Index ......................................................... 275
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