Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological and Ischemic Disorders Employing Carbon Nanotube Technology

Figure 3

CNT equipped with a targeting ligand, drug, and fluorescent tag. A drug of interest is coupled to carbon nanotube. A targeting ligand such as monoclonal antibody is attached to the carbon nanotube for targeting the site of interest. Fluorescent tag is also coupled to carbon nanotube either externally or internally for localization of the targeting ligand-drug complex. Reprinted with permission from Prato and colleagues [14]. Copyright (2016) American Chemical Society.