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Carbon nanotubes as a novel tool for vaccination against infectious diseases and cancer

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gottardi, Riccardo, Douradinha, Bruno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24025216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-3155-11-30
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Sumario: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.