Carbon nanotubes: a review on structure and their interaction with proteins

N Saifuddin, AZ Raziah, AR Junizah - Journal of Chemistry, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon with a nanostructure that can have a
length‐to‐diameter ratio greater than 1,000,000. Techniques have been developed to …

The devil and holy water: protein and carbon nanotube hybrids

M Calvaresi, F Zerbetto - Accounts of chemical research, 2013 - ACS Publications
Integrating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with biological systems to form hybrid functional
assemblies is an innovative research area with great promise for medical, nanotechnology …

Chemical and biochemical sensing with modified single walled carbon nanotubes

JJ Davis, KS Coleman, BR Azamian… - … A European Journal, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The nano dimensions, graphitic surface chemistry and electronic properties of single walled
carbon nanotubes make such a material an ideal candidate for chemical or biochemical …

The immobilisation of proteins in carbon nanotubes

JJ Davis, MLH Green, HAO Hill, YC Leung… - Inorganica Chimica …, 1998 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes, fullerene-related structures, have been used for the immobilisation of
proteins and enzymes. We have been able to demonstrate, for the first time, direct imaging …

Under the lens: carbon nanotube and protein interaction at the nanoscale

S Marchesan, M Prato - Chemical communications, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The combination of the very different chemical natures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and
proteins gives rise to systems with unprecedented performance, thanks to a rich pool of very …

[PDF][PDF] Noncovalent sidewall functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes for protein immobilization

RJ Chen, Y Zhang, D Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - maeresearch.ucsd.edu
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are molecular wires that exhibit interesting
structural, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical properties. 1-3 A SWNT is unique …

Can carbon nanotubes be considered useful tools for biological applications?

A Bianco, M Prato - Advanced Materials, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes can be made soluble in both organic solvents and in aqueous solutions
by organic functionalization. In particular, soluble carbon nanotubes can be further …

Protein binding by functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes is governed by the surface chemistry of both parties and the nanotube diameter

Q Mu, W Liu, Y Xing, H Zhou, Z Li… - The journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The protein binding propensity of nanoparticles determines their in vivo toxicity and their fate
to be opsonized and cleared by human defense systems. In this work, protein-binding …

Enzymes immobilized on carbon nanotubes

W Feng, P Ji - Biotechnology advances, 2011 - Elsevier
Enzyme immobilizations on carbon nanotubes for fabrication of biosensors and biofuel cells
and for preparation of biocatalysts are rapidly emerging as new research areas. Various …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes specifically bind to α-chymotrypsin's catalytic site and regulate its enzymatic function

B Zhang, Y Xing, Z Li, H Zhou, Q Mu, B Yan - Nano letters, 2009 - ACS Publications
Although carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been shown to nonspecifically bind proteins
through charge complementary, π− π stacking or hydrophobic interactions, they have not …