Influence of oxygen-containing functional groups on the environmental properties, transformations, and toxicity of carbon nanotubes

AR Deline, BP Frank, CL Smith, LR Sigmon… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique physical and chemical properties that drive their use
in a variety of commercial and industrial applications. CNTs are commonly oxidized prior to …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalised carbon nanotubes: From intracellular uptake and cell-related toxicity to systemic brain delivery

PM Costa, M Bourgognon, JTW Wang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been regarded as promising carriers in biomedicine.
Due to their high surface area and unique needle-like structure, CNTs are uniquely …

In vitro comparative cytotoxic assessment of pristine and carboxylic functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes on LN18 cells

V Vijayalakshmi, B Sadanandan… - … of Biochemical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been used in biomedical applications due to
their ability to enter the cells. Carboxylic functionalization of MWCNT (MWCNT‐COOH) is …

Carbon nanomaterials for nerve tissue stimulation and regeneration

A Fraczek-Szczypta - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology offers new perspectives in the field of innovative medicine, especially for
reparation and regeneration of irreversibly damaged or diseased nerve tissues due to lack …

An in vitro cytotoxicity study of 5-fluorouracil encapsulated chitosan/gold nanocomposites towards MCF-7 cells

EAK Nivethaa, S Dhanavel, V Narayanan, CA Vasu… - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Chitosan/gold nanocomposite was synthesized using the chemical reduction method. The
XRD pattern shows the semi-crystalline nature of chitosan and the face centered cubic …

Comparison between janus-base nanotubes and carbon nanotubes: a review on synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications

S Griger, I Sands, Y Chen - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Research interest in nanoscale biomaterials has continued to grow in the past few decades,
driving the need to form families of nanomaterials grouped by similar physical or chemical …

In vitro cytotoxicity study of dual drug loaded chitosan/palladium nanocomposite towards HT-29 cancer cells

S Dhanavel, EAK Nivethaa, V Narayanan… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Conjugated drug delivery has gained immense interest due to the possibility of overcoming
the resistance of cancer cells to a specific drug when treated using it for a period of time. In …

Evaluation of uptake, cytotoxicity and inflammatory effects in respiratory cells exposed to pristine and‐OH and‐COOH functionalized multi‐wall carbon nanotubes

CL Ursini, R Maiello, A Ciervo… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Toxic effects were reported for pristine‐multi‐wall carbon nanotubes (p‐MWCNTs) while the
role of the functionalization on MWCNT‐induced toxicity is not yet well defined. We …

Fabrication and characterization of conductive electrospun nanofiber mats of carbon nanofiber/poly (vinyl alcohol)/poly (lactic acid) ternary nanocomposites for flexible …

VK Sharma, G Chakraborty, S Narendren… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Structural flexibility, high electrical conductivity, and biodegradability are some of the desired
electrode properties required in electrode materials for various biomedical, biofuel cell, and …

In vitro toxicity of carbon nanotubes, nano-graphite and carbon black, similar impacts of acid functionalization

A Figarol, J Pourchez, D Boudard, V Forest, C Akono… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nano-graphite (NG) are graphene-based nanomaterials
which share exceptional physicochemical properties, but whose health impacts are …