Abstract
AbstractNeurovascular diseases are linked to the brain’s blood vessels. These disorders are complicated to treat due to the strict selective characteristics of the blood–brain barrier. Consequently, the potency of the pharmacological treatments for these conditions is immensely diminished, leading to a rise in neurovascular-associated morbidity and mortality. Carbon nanotubes are regarded as essential nanoparticles with a promise of treating neurovascular disorders. Current findings have demonstrated the effectiveness of carbon nanotubes as vehicles for ferrying drugs to the site of interest. This review accentuates the theoretical utilisation of carbon nanotubes as drug nanocarriers equipped with the penetrating capability to the blood–brain barrier for treating neurovascular disorders such as ischemic stroke. The success of the carbon nanotube system may result in the development of a new and highly relevant drug delivery procedure. This review will also cover carbon nanotube functionalisation for applications in the biomedical fields, toxicity, in vitro and in vivo drugs and biomolecule delivery, and the future outlook of carbon nanotubes.
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Funder
University of Johannesburg
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,Ecology,Aquatic Science,General Medicine,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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