2015-05-042015-05-042014-07-22Tour, James M., Lucente-schultz, Rebecca, Leonard, Ashley, Kosynkin, Dmitry V., Price, Brandi Katherine, Hudson, Jared L., Conyers, Jodie L., Jr., Moore, Valerie C., Casscells, Ward S., Myers, Jeffrey N., Milas, Zvonimir L., Mason, Kathy A. and Milas, Luka, "Water-soluble carbon nanotube compositions for drug delivery and medicinal applications." Patent US8784866B2. issued 2014-07-22. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80161.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80161Compositions comprising a plurality of functionalized carbon nanotubes and at least one type of payload molecule are provided herein. The compositions are soluble in water and PBS in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, the payload molecules are insoluble in water. Methods are described for making the compositions and administering the compositions. An extended release formulation for paclitaxel utilizing functionalized carbon nanotubes is also described.19 ppengUtility patentUS8784866B2