Ebook: Carbon Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications

Edited by renowned experts in the subject, this book collects and delineates the most notable advances within the growing field surrounding carbon nanostructures for biomedical purposes. Exploration ranges from fundamentals around classifications to toxicity, biocompatibility and the immune response. Emerging classes of materials, such as carbon dots and nanohorns are discussed, with chapters devoted to applications across imaging, drug delivery and tissue scaffolding.