CARBON NANOTUBES – AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Development & Technology - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes are the unique tubular structures with nanometer scale for measuring diameter. The nanotubes contain one up to tens and hundreds of concentric shells of carbons with adjacent shell separation. The carbon network of the shells is considered closely related to the honeycomb arrangement of the carbon atoms in graphite sheets. Amazing thermal, mechanical and electronic properties of the nanotubes appear in their structure and also in the graphite-like arrangement of the carbon atoms in shells. The carbon nanotubes have high Young’s modulus and tensile strength, which makes them preferable for composite materials with extended mechanical properties. The carbon nanotubes may exhibit metallic or semiconducting nature depending on their structural parameters. These properties make a way for application of the carbon nanotubes as central elements in electronic devices including field-effect transistors (FET), single-electron transistors and rectifying diodes. These tiny structures also find their way in different applications that touch nearly every field of technology, including aerospace, electronics, medicine, defense, automotive, energy, construction, and even fashion. Carbon nanotubes are also proved to be helpful in drug delivery due to their potent drug targeting property.
Authors and Affiliations
Indupriya P , Shahid Mohammed S , Sowmya C , Lavakumar V , Niranjan Babu M
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP147633
- DOI -
- Views 81
- Downloads 0
METFORMIN LOWERS C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS AND IMPROVES THE MODIFIED BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY SCORES IN A WOMAN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS – ASSOCIATED CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Endometriosis is associated with low health-related quality of life and its incidence in the world is not decreasing, at least, in the developed economies. The aim of this case-report is to bring to the fore the...
DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF GELATIN MICROSPHERES CONTAINING DICLOFENAC SODIUM
Microspheres are characteristically free flowing powders consisting of proteins or synthetic polymers which arebiodegradable in nature and ideally having a particle size less than 200 μm. The present study is aimed...
PULSATILE DRUG DELIVERY: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
ABSTRACT Traditionally, drugs are released in an immediate or extended fashion. However, in recent years, pulsatile drug release systems are gaining growing interest. A pulsatile drug release, where the drug is r...
RECENT MICROSPHERE FORMULATIONS AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN HERBAL DRUGS – A REVIEW
Novel drug delivery system is a novel approach to drug delivery that addresses the limitations of the traditional drug delivery systems. Our country has a vast knowledge base of Ayurveda whose potential is only b...
NOVEL APPROACH OF PHARMACEUTICAL CO-CRYSTALS FOR POORLY SOLUBLE DRUGS
Curcumin a polyphenolic active pharmaceutical ingredient, extracted from curcuma longa possess a wide variety of pharmacological activities. The utility of curcumin is limited by its, lack of water solubility, an...