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Inside Cover: Quantum Defects as a Toolbox for the Covalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes with Peptides and Proteins (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 40/2020)
Author(s) -
Mann Florian A.,
Herrmann Niklas,
Opazo Felipe,
Kruss Sebastian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202009979
Subject(s) - surface modification , carbon nanotube , covalent bond , maleimide , nanotechnology , biosensor , fluorescence , cover (algebra) , materials science , quantum dot , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering
sp 3 quantum defects can be used for covalent functionalization of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) under preservation of their near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence. In their Research Article on page 17732, S. Kruss and co‐workers describe how peptide chains are directly grown on the SWCNT sidewall by using an Fmoc‐protected phenylalanine defect. A second maleimide defect enables attachment of proteins via thiol groups. This chemistry provides access to NIR‐fluorescent SWCNT bioconjugates and applications in photonics, biosensing, and medicine.