Review of nanotube bio-technology
With the rapid development of nanotube science, nanotubes are attracting more and more research and application interests in bio-technology due to their unique tubular structure and consequently unique mechanical, chemical, electronic and optical properties.Nanotube bio-technology has become the frontier and hot issue in nano-technology.The main preparation methods, formation mechanisms and characteristics of nanotubes are outlined, and the research progress of nanotubes in bio-separation, bio-catalysis, bio-sensor and bio-medical engineering is briefly reviewed.