Applications of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis

Carbon has a large aspect ratio, low mass density, and distinct physicochemical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), one-dimensional allotropes of carbon, concern significant research attention in recent decades, providing exciting possibilities for nano-scale applications such as versatile functionalization chemistry and biological compatibility. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a revolutionary carrier technology for both tiny and big medicinal compounds that were recently presented, CNTs maybe functionalized with different techniques. CNTs have been employed as nano-carriers for different types of applications like-biomedical, cancer diagnosis and treatment. Chemotherapy still utmost functioning treatment regimen for cancer therapy by eliminating free cancer cells and eradicating undetected tumors micro-focuses the carbon nanotubes. CNTs’ enormous superficial extent and capacity towards variations with their shallows and sensual dimensions were reconnaissance’s to be employed as a photo-thermal killing of neoplastic cells, in addition to their potential to broadly function as nano-carriers for therapeutic compounds. CNTs can efficiently carry various compounds to cancer cells, including peptides, antigens, and nucleic acids. Researchers have enormous work on development in cancer theranostics using CNT-based drug delivery systems, with a focus mainly on intracellular components of lump cells and extracellular components of the tumor microenvironment.