Carbon Nanotubes – Interactions with Biological Systems

• Author(s): Reis, Joana ; Capela-Silva, Fernando ; Potes, José ; Fonseca, Alexandra ; Oliveira, Mónica ; Kanagaraj, Subramani ; Torres Marques, António
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/2749
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Subject(s): Carbon nanotubes; Biological systems; Orthopaedics; bone; protein adsorption
• Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
• Language: English
• Editor(s): InTech

Description

his book chapter discusses the prospective biomedical applications of carbon nanotubes based materials, the impact of carbon nanotubes properties in the interaction with biological systems. Protein adsorption, impact on cell viability and cytokine production are explored. Potential respiratory and dermal toxicity are reviewed, as the difficulties on studying the biological response. In face of recent studies, special attention is drawn upon promising orthopaedic use.