Silicon Nanotubes as Potential Therapeutic Platforms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fabrication of Silicon Nanotubes
3. Dissolution Properties of Silicon Nanotubes
4. Nanotube Surface Modification Strategies Relevant to Therapeutic Applications
4.1. PEGylation of SiNTs
4.2. Fluorescently-Tagged SiNTs
4.3. DNA Immobilization on SiNT Surface through Electrostatic Interaction
4.4. Functionalized SiNTs as a Template for Formation of Platinum Nanocrystals
5. Loading of the Nanotube Interior
6. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Le, N.T.; Tian, Y.; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, R.; Coffer, J.L. Silicon Nanotubes as Potential Therapeutic Platforms. Pharmaceutics 2019, 11, 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11110571
Le NT, Tian Y, Gonzalez-Rodriguez R, Coffer JL. Silicon Nanotubes as Potential Therapeutic Platforms. Pharmaceutics. 2019; 11(11):571. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11110571
Chicago/Turabian StyleLe, Nguyen T., Yuan Tian, Roberto Gonzalez-Rodriguez, and Jeffery L. Coffer. 2019. "Silicon Nanotubes as Potential Therapeutic Platforms" Pharmaceutics 11, no. 11: 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11110571