Encapsulation of the anticancer drug cisplatin into nanotubes

Tamsyn A. Hilder, James M. Hill

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Abstract

One important application of nanotechnology is that of drug delivery, and in particular the targeted delivery of drugs using nanotubes. A proper understanding of the encapsulation behavior of drug molecules into nanotubes is vital for the development of nanoscale drug delivery vehicles. Furthermore, there are many other materials which may form single-walled nanotubes, such as carbon, boron carbide, boron nitride and silicon, and it is also important to understand their advantages and disadvantages. This paper presents a synopsis of the recent work in which boron nitride, boron carbide and silicon nanotubes are examined as drug delivery vehicles, and their encapsulation behavior is compared to previous work of the authors on carbon nanotubes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2008
Pages109-112
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2008 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 25 Feb 200829 Feb 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2008

Conference

Conference2008 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2008
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period25/02/0829/02/08

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