Carbon nanotubes as a novel tool for vaccination against infectious diseases and cancer
Riccardo Gottardi1, Bruno Douradinha
1Fondazione Ri,MED, Via Bandiera 11, Palermo (PA) 90133, Italy. brd49@pitt.edu.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
|September 13, 2013
Abstract:
Due to their unusual properties, carbon nanotubes have been extensively employed in electronics, nanotechnology and optics, amongst other. More recently, they have also been used as vehicles for drug and antigen delivery, the latter being a novel immunization strategy against infectious diseases and cancer. Here we discuss the potential of carbon nanotubes as an antigen delivery tool and suggest further directions in the field of vaccination.
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