Structure and function of enzymes adsorbed onto single-walled carbon nanotubes

SS Karajanagi, AA Vertegel, RS Kane, JS Dordick - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
We have examined the structure and function of two enzymes, α-chymotrypsin (CT) and
soybean peroxidase (SBP), adsorbed onto single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). SBP …

Delivery of drugs and biomolecules using carbon nanotubes

SK Vashist, D Zheng, G Pastorin, K Al-Rubeaan… - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as one of the most advanced nanovectors for the
highly efficient delivery of drugs and biomolecules. They offer several appealing features …

Endowing carbon nanotubes with biological and biomedical properties by chemical modifications

A Battigelli, C Ménard-Moyon, T Da Ros, M Prato… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
The scope of nanotechnology is gaining importance in biology and medicine. Carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as a promising tool due to their unique properties, high …

Advances in bioapplications of carbon nanotubes

F Lu, L Gu, MJ Meziani, X Wang, PG Luo… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This progress report provides an overview on recent advances in bioapplications of carbon
nanotubes including the chemical modification of carbon nanotubes, targeting specifically …

Protein immobilization on carbon nanotubes via a two-step process of diimide-activated amidation

K Jiang, LS Schadler, RW Siegel, X Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
Ferritin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) proteins are chemically bonded to nitrogen-doped
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNx MWNTs) through a two-step process of diimide …

Carbon nanotube transistors for biosensing applications

G Gruner - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2006 - Springer
Electronic detection of biomolecules, although still in its early stages, is gradually emerging
as an effective alternative to optical detection methods. We describe field effect transistor …

Carbon nanotubes with DNA recognition

KA Williams, PTM Veenhuizen, BG de la Torre, R Eritja… - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Since the discovery of their one-dimensional electronic band structure, the leading
candidate that has emerged for nanodevice applications is single-walled carbon nanotubes …

Improvement of thermal and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube composites through chemical functionalization

C Velasco-Santos, AL Martínez-Hernández… - Chemistry of …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Chemically functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes were incorporated into a polymer
matrix by in situ polymerization, to improve the transfer of mechanical load through a …

Noncovalent and nonspecific molecular interactions of polymers with multiwalled carbon nanotubes

D Baskaran, JW Mays, MS Bratcher - Chemistry of Materials, 2005 - ACS Publications
Polymer composites containing variable amounts of multiwalled carbon nanotubes
(MWNTs) have been prepared using solution dispersion and melt-shear mixing. Various …

Covalent immobilization of proteins on carbon nanotubes using the cross-linker 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide—a critical assessment

Y Gao, I Kyratzis - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with proteins is often a key step in their
biological applications, particularly in biosensing. One popular method has used the cross …