Basic Potential of Carbon Nanotubes in Tissue Engineering Applications

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attracting interest in various fields of science because they possess a high surface area-to-volume ratio and excellent electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties. Various medical applications of CNTs are expected, and the properties of CNTs have been greatly improved...

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Main Authors: Hisao Haniu, Naoto Saito, Yoshikazu Matsuda, Tamotsu Tsukahara, Yuki Usui, Nobuyo Narita, Kazuo Hara, Kaoru Aoki, Masayuki Shimizu, Nobuhide Ogihara, Seiji Takanashi, Masanori Okamoto, Shinsuke Kobayashi, Norio Ishigaki, Koichi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/343747