Review Article
Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Pharmacy and Medicine
Table 1
Comparison between single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) (A) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) (B) [
3].
| SWCNT | MWCNT |
| (1) Single layer of graphene | Multiple layer of graphene | (2) Catalyst is required for synthesis | Can be produced without catalyst | (3) Bulk synthesis is difficult | Bulk synthesis is easy | (4) More defection during functionalization | Less defection, but difficult to improve | (5) Purity is poor | Purity is high | (6) Less accumulation in body | More accumulation in body | (7) Easy characterization and evaluation | Difficult characterization and evaluation | (8) Easily twisted | Difficult to twist |
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