Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Drug and Gene Delivery

Dr. Prashant Kesharwani is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, India. His work focuses on translational nanomedicine, polymeric biomaterials, targeted drug delivery, nanoengineered drug delivery systems, and translational pharmaceutical research. He has contributed extensively to the scientific literature and has served as an editor of scholarly books. Dr. Kesharwani has received research funding from national agencies and has been recognized with awards and fellowships for his contributions to the field. His research interests include nanomedicine, targeted and stimuli-responsive drug delivery, polymeric nanocarriers, and related pharmaceutical applications. He is actively involved in scientific research, academic mentoring, and scholarly publishing.

• 1. Background of carbon nanotubes for drug delivery2. Properties, classification, synthesis, purification and characterization of carbon nanotubes3. Mechanism of carbon nanotubes cell uptake4. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes5. Strategies for improving the solubility/dispersion of carbon nanotubes6. Carbon nanotubes as solubility enhancement7. Drug delivery aspects of carbon nanotubes8. Gene delivery aspects of carbon nanotubes9. Carbon nanotubes in targeted drug delivery10. Carbon nanotubes as anticancer therapeutics11. Carbon nanotubes platinum (anti-cancer) drug conjugate for biomedical application12. Biomimetic carbon nanotubes for neurological disease therapeutics13. Theranostic applications of functionalized carbon nanotubes14. Biomedical Imaging for Diagnostic application of functionalized Carbon nanotubes15. Toxicity and safety aspects of carbon nanotubes16. Future of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery