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Carbon Nanotubes: Mechanistic Study on the Reduction of SWCNT‐induced Cytotoxicity by Albumin Coating (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 12/2014)
Author(s) -
Liu Yang,
Ren Lei,
Yan Dong,
Zhong Wenwan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201470047
Subject(s) - cytotoxicity , carbon nanotube , chemistry , adsorption , albumin , coating , intracellular , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , biophysics , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , biochemistry , in vitro , composite material , biology , engineering , composite number
Coating by serum albumin reduces the cytotoxicity of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). In their work on page 1244, W. Zhong and co‐workers conduct studies to determine why this reduced cytotoxicity occurs. They suggest that the effect may be observed because albumin blocks the adsorption of intracellular proteins on the tubes.