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Cover Feature: Controlling Size‐Dispersion of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Interaction with Polyoxometalates Armed with a Tryptophan Tweezer (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 3‐4/2019)
Author(s) -
Syrgiannis Zois,
Trautwein Guido,
Calvaresi Matteo,
Modugno Gloria,
Zerbetto Francesco,
Carraro Mauro,
Prato Maurizio,
Bonchio Marcella
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201801519
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , chemistry , supramolecular chemistry , nanotechnology , polyoxometalate , tweezers , cover (algebra) , graphene , dispersion (optics) , tryptophan , optical tweezers , drug delivery , fabrication , combinatorial chemistry , amino acid , organic chemistry , materials science , molecule , catalysis , mechanical engineering , medicine , biochemistry , physics , alternative medicine , optics , quantum mechanics , pathology , engineering
The Cover Feature shows how tryptophan tweezers, anchored on a polyoxometalate (POM) scaffold, intercalate into single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) bundles, leading to a selective dispersion and enrichment of nanotubes with a small diameter range. The engineering of the POM tweezer and of its supramolecular surface interactions can be used to evaluate the impact of the amino acid terminals on the recognition of pristine SWCNTs. This information can address possible SWCNT/peptide interactions and their impact on the cellular level for drug delivery and CNS‐based therapy. This work opens new possibilities for the fabrication of nanohybrid functional interfaces. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Calvaresi, M. Prato, M. Bonchio et al.