Carbon-based nanostructure drug delivery systems and their biologic applications – a review

Hale Alvandi; Anahid Shafie; Fatemeh Najafi; Mahdi Sabzini; Mohammad Mashayekhi; Sahand Hedayati Omami; Mohammad Mahdi Eskandarisani; Shamim Dashti; Alireza Javanmard; Mohammadreza Tajik; Stefan Bräse; Ahmad Reza Farmani

doi:10.1007/s42823-025-00927-1

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