Chemistry of carbon nanotubes

D Tasis, N Tagmatarchis, A Bianco, M Prato - Chemical reviews, 2006 - ACS Publications
The unidirectional growth of materials to form nanowires or nanotubes has attracted
enormous interest in recent years. Within the different classes of tubes made of organic or …

Multifunctional Nanocarriers for diagnostics, drug delivery and targeted treatment across blood-brain barrier: perspectives on tracking and neuroimaging

S Bhaskar, F Tian, T Stoeger, W Kreyling… - Particle and fibre …, 2010 - Springer
Nanotechnology has brought a variety of new possibilities into biological discovery and
clinical practice. In particular, nano-scaled carriers have revolutionalized drug delivery …

Oops they did it again! Carbon nanotubes hoax scientists in viability assays

JM Wörle-Knirsch, K Pulskamp, HF Krug - Nano letters, 2006 - ACS Publications
New materials of emerging technological importance are single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWCNTs). Because SWCNTs will be used in commercial products in huge amounts, their …

Effect of single wall carbon nanotubes on human HEK293 cells

D Cui, F Tian, CS Ozkan, M Wang, H Gao - Toxicology letters, 2005 - Elsevier
The influence of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on human HEK293 cells is
investigated with the aim of exploring SWCNTs biocompatibility. Results showed that …

Biomolecule‐functionalized carbon nanotubes: applications in nanobioelectronics

E Katz, I Willner - ChemPhysChem, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) revealing metallic or semiconductive properties depending on
the folding modes of the nanotube walls represent a novel class of nanowires. Different …

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes

A Hirsch, O Vostrowsky - Functional Molecular Nanostructures: -/-, 2005 - Springer
Through functionalization of carbon nanotubes, ie, the attachment of appropriate chemical
functionalities onto their conjugated sp 2 carbon scaffold, the prerequisites for faciliating the …

PCR microfluidic devices for DNA amplification

C Zhang, J Xu, W Ma, W Zheng - Biotechnology advances, 2006 - Elsevier
The miniaturization of biological and chemical analytical devices by micro-electro-
mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology has posed a vital influence on such fields as …

Recent advances in nanotechnology applied to biosensors

X Zhang, Q Guo, D Cui - Sensors, 2009 - mdpi.com
In recent years there has been great progress the application of nanomaterials in
biosensors. The importance of these to the fundamental development of biosensors has …

PCR enhancers: Types, mechanisms, and applications in long-range PCR

H Karunanathie, PS Kee, SF Ng, MA Kennedy… - Biochimie, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymerase chain reaction is an important tool in molecular biology. Although the principles
of the technique are relatively simple, amplifying complex or long DNA segments can be …

Effects of single and multi walled carbon nanotubes on macrophages: cyto and genotoxicity and electron microscopy

ML Di Giorgio, S Di Bucchianico, AM Ragnelli… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Production of nanotechnology-based materials is increasing worldwide: it is essential to
evaluate their potential toxicity. Among these nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have …