Biocompatible polymers coated on carboxylated nanotubes functionalized with betulinic acid for effective drug delivery

• Main Authors: Tan, Julia M., Karthivashan, Govindarajan, Abd Gani, Shafinaz, Fakurazi, Sharida, Hussein, Mohd Zobir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16314/1/Biocompatible%20polymers%20coated%20on%20carboxylated%20nanotubes%20functionalized%20with%20betulinic%20acid%20for%20effective%20drug%20delivery.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16314/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10856-015-5635-8

Chemically functionalized carbon nanotubes are highly suitable and promising materials for potential biomedical applications like drug delivery due to their distinct physico-chemical characteristics and unique architecture. However, they are often associated with problems like insoluble in physiolog...