The study investigates how an external electric field affects the behavior of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in glioma cells, focusing on their accumulation, distribution, and clumping.
C6 glioma cells were treated with SWCNTs and exposed to specific electric pulses, finding that the electric field enhances the uptake of nanotubes by the cells.
Results showed a significant increase in the number of nanotubes within cell agglomerates after electric field stimulation, suggesting that this method could improve the effectiveness of delivering anticancer drugs while reducing the required doses.