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Nature Nanotechnology 2, 20 - 21 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.188
Subject Categories: Carbon nanotubes and fullerenes | Nanobiotechnology | Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology tackles tumours
Yuanfang Liu1,2 & Haifang Wang1
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China e-mail: yliu@pku.edu.cn
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China. e-mail: haifangw@pku.edu.cn
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes can now effectively target tumours in mice, which suggests that nanotubes could form the basis of a safe drug-delivery system for cancer therapy.
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