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Carbon Nanotubes: Basics, Biocompatibility, and Bio-Applications Including Their Use as a Scaffold in Cell Culture Systems

Carbon Nanotubes: Basics, Biocompatibility, and Bio-Applications Including Their Use as a Scaffold in Cell Culture Systems

Towseef Amin Rafeeqi
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781466663046|ISBN10: 1466663049|EISBN13: 9781466663053
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6304-6.ch003
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Rafeeqi, Towseef Amin. "Carbon Nanotubes: Basics, Biocompatibility, and Bio-Applications Including Their Use as a Scaffold in Cell Culture Systems." Nanotechnology Applications for Improvements in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Management, edited by M. A. Shah, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 56-86. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6304-6.ch003

APA

Rafeeqi, T. A. (2015). Carbon Nanotubes: Basics, Biocompatibility, and Bio-Applications Including Their Use as a Scaffold in Cell Culture Systems. In M. Shah, M. Bhat, & J. Davim (Eds.), Nanotechnology Applications for Improvements in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Management (pp. 56-86). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6304-6.ch003

Chicago

Rafeeqi, Towseef Amin. "Carbon Nanotubes: Basics, Biocompatibility, and Bio-Applications Including Their Use as a Scaffold in Cell Culture Systems." In Nanotechnology Applications for Improvements in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Management, edited by M. A. Shah, M. A. Bhat, and J. Paulo Davim, 56-86. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6304-6.ch003

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Abstract

Carbon-based nanotechnology has been rapidly developing, with a particular interest in the bio-application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a scaffold in tissue engineering. It is essential that the materials used in scaffold fabrication are compatible with cells, as well as with the biological milieu. Many synthetic polymers have been used for tissue engineering so far; however, many lack the necessary mechanical strength and may not be easily functionalized, in contrast to CNTs, which have shown very attractive features as a scaffold for cell culture system. In spite of many attractive features, the toxicity of CNTs is a prime concern. The potential applications of CNTs seem countless, although few have reached a marketable status so far and there is need of more studies on CNTs biocompatibility issues. This chapter aims to revisit the basics of CNTs with their bio-applications including their use as a scaffold in cell culture systems.

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