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Nanographites as Multidimensional Carriers for Advanced Therapeutic Applications

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Carbon Nanostructures in Biomedical Applications

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Abstract

Multidimensional nanographite’s structures have attracted great attention in various therapeutic applications. Due to their fabulous properties such as large surface area, high electron density, good mechanical and thermal stability, and excellent electrical conductivity, they are widely utilized in advanced therapeutic applications including targeted drug delivery and controlled drug delivery application through various drug route administration, and cancer treatment via different approaches such as drug delivery, targeted therapy, gene delivery, phototherapy, and photothermal therapy. This book chapter highlights the employed various nanographite composites with different synthetic approaches in various therapeutic applications such as drug delivery and cancer treatment.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt

    Mahmoud H. Abu Elella

  2. Organic Nanomaterials Lab, Department of Chemistry, Hannam University, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea

    Emad S. Goda

  3. Fire Protection Laboratory, National Institute of Standards, 136, Giza, 12211, Egypt

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    Mariam M. Abady & Dina Mohammed

  7. Polymers and Pigments Department, National Research Centre, Chemical Industries Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Heba M. Abdallah

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Elella, M.H.A., Goda, E.S., Abady, M.M., Mohammed, D., Abdallah, H.M. (2023). Nanographites as Multidimensional Carriers for Advanced Therapeutic Applications. In: Hasnain, M.S., Nayak, A.K., Alkahtani, S. (eds) Carbon Nanostructures in Biomedical Applications. Advances in Material Research and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28263-8_3

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