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Interfacing Carbon Nanotubes with Living Cells

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: We developed a polymer coating for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that mimics the mucin glycoprotein coating of mammalian cells. CNTs coated with these mucin mimic polymers have two novel properties: they can bind to carbohydrate receptors, providing a means for biomimetic interactions with cell surfaces, and, importantly, they are rendered nontoxic to cells.

Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/ja060276s

Authors: Xing Chen, Un Chong Tam, Jennifer L. Czlapinski, Goo Soo Lee, David Rabuka, Alex Zettl, Carolyn R. Bertozzi

Institutions: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy

OpenAlex ID: W2051374073

FWCI: 18.38

Cites: 25

Cited by: 297

Related to: 10