A method of reducing side effects of damage in a human subject exposed to radiation includes administering to the human subject carbon nanotubes in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier after or prior to exposure to radiation. A composition for reducing radical damage includes a carbon nanotube which is functionalized (1) for substantial water solubility and (2) with a radical trapping agent appended to the carbon nanotube forming a radical scavenger-carbon nanotube conjugate.
一种减少暴露于辐射下的人类受损副作用的方法包括在辐射暴露后或之前向人体主体注入含有碳纳米管的药学可接受载体。一种减少自由基损伤的组合物包括一种碳纳米管,其被功能化(1)以实现相当的
水溶性和(2)附加了自由基捕获剂形成自由基清除剂-碳纳米管共轭物。