Trends in carbon nanotube research and development: A landscape view of emerging applications and materials

Abstract

Developing new materials for biomedical applications represents a dynamic and fast-growing interdisciplinary field of research. In this study, six emerging areas were identified in nanoscale materials in the context of biomedical applications by leveraging big data from the CAS Content Collection using quantitative analysis based on natural language processing (NLP). These emerging areas in biomaterials include self-healing, bioelectronic, programmable, lipid-based, protein-based, and antibacterial materials. In this perspective, we will examine the use of nanoscale materials in these areas. These uses range from enhancing the physical and electronic properties of materials used to interface with human tissue, to executing complex functions such as programmable drug delivery.