Biosafety of Non-Surface Modified Carbon Nanocapsules as a Potential Alternative to Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery Purposes

• Alan C. L. Tang,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Gan-Lin Hwang,

  Affiliations Nano-Powder and Thin Film Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan, Taiwan, Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Shih-Jung Tsai †,

  † Deceased.

  Affiliations Nano-Powder and Thin Film Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan, Taiwan, Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Min-Yao Chang,

  Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Zack C. W. Tang,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Meng-Da Tsai,

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chwan-Yao Luo,

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Allan S. Hoffman,

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Patrick C. H. Hsieh

  * E-mail: phsieh@mail.ncku.edu.tw

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University & Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

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