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Can Carbon Nanotubes be Considered Useful Tools for Biological Applications?
Author(s) -
Bianco A.,
Prato M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200301646
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , surface modification , nanotechnology , aqueous solution , drug delivery , carbon fibers , carbon nanobud , selective chemistry of single walled nanotubes , molecule , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , chemistry , nanotube , composite number , composite material , engineering
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 derivatized by coupling with amino acids and bioactive peptides. Immobilization of peptides to the external walls of carbon nanotubes may find interesting applications in diagnostics, vaccine and drug delivery, or multipresentation of bioactive molecules.