Outline
Introduction
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Nanomedicine, the medicine of tomorrow
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Fullerenes
| History and structure |
| Functionalization of fullerenes by dry and wet approaches |
| Fullerene polymers |
| Biological activity and potential application of fullerene-polymer conjugates in nanomedicine |
| Photothermal therapy by using fullerenes |
| Fullerenes as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy |
| Fullerenes in diagnosis |
Carbon nanotubes
| History, structure, and properties |
| Functionalization of carbon nanotubes; covalent and noncovalent approaches |
| Grafting from |
| Grafting to |
| Functionalization of carbon nanotubes by polymers |
| Carbon nanotube-polymer conjugates in nanomedicine |
| Carbon nanotube base drug delivery systems |
| Toxicity of carbon nanotubes |
| Factors that dominate toxicity of carbon nanotubes and strategies to overcome this problem |
Graphene and graphene oxide
Interactions between graphene sheets and living cells
| History, structure |
| Graphene oxide and graphene-polymer conjugates promising systems for biomedical applications |
| Graphene based anticancer drug delivery systems |
| Photothermal therapy |
| Antiviruses and antibacterial properties of graphene sheets |
