ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING OF SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

摘要

Disclosed herein is a new application of carbon nanotubes for biological environments. In various embodiments, electromagnetic field coupling of carbon nanotubes induces a local deposition of radio frequency (RF) energy along the nanotube and imparting the capability of RF ablation that can be used to target certain cells, tissues, and/or the like.