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Immuno‐Carbon Nanotubes and Recognition of Pathogens
Author(s) -
Elkin Tara,
Jiang Xiuping,
Taylor Shelby,
Lin Yi,
Gu Lingrong,
Yang Hua,
Brown Jessica,
Collins Susan,
Sun YaPing
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.200400337
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , scanning electron microscope , antigen , chemistry , antibody , electron microscope , materials science , biophysics , biology , immunology , optics , physics , composite material
Tubular warning bells . Water‐soluble, protein‐functionalized, single‐walled carbon nanotubes (immuno‐SWNTs) have been prepared that can recognize and capture pathogenic E. coli cells selectively by antibody–antigen conjugation in a physiological environment, as shown in the scanning electron microscopy image.