Abstract

A REVIEW ON: CARBON NANOTUBE A NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

Prajakta D. Nayakal* and Aishwarya S. Shinde and Mayuri B. Jadhav

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Abstract

Nanotechnology is the science and engineering that goes into the creation, synthesis, characterization, and use of materials and devices whose smallest functional organization, in at least one dimension, is on the nanoscale scale, or one billionth of a meter. One of the most remarkable inventions is carbon nanotubes, which will be important materials in the future. Iijima and associates made the initial discovery of the carbon nanotube (CNT) in 1991. A carbon nanotube is a substance with a nanometer-scale diameter that resembles a tube and is composed of carbon. CNT techniques and their safety and effectiveness in treating a range of diseases, including cancer and brain tumors, through phototherapy, gene therapy, antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial therapy, as well as other biomedical applications based on nanotechnology. The many forms of carbon nanotubes and their synthesis methods were covered in the current paper. At present, arc discharge, laser ablation, chemical vapor deposition, and flame synthesis are the most often used methods. Many methods, including oxidation, acid treatment, annealing, sonication, filtering, chemical functionalization, etc., are used to purify CNTs. Also the features and applications were discussed.

Keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, CNT’s, Nanotechnology, SWCNT, MWCTs, etc.