Controlled release and targeted delivery to cancer cells of doxorubicin from polysaccharide-functionalised single-walled carbon nanotubes

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 1846-1855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfei Mo ◽  
Haowen Wang ◽  
Jianghui Liu ◽  
Yong Lan ◽  
Rui Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Controlled Release ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Targeted Delivery ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Innovative Drug ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Carboxyl single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were used to construct an innovative drug delivery system by modification with chitosan (CHI) to enhance water solubility and biocompatibility.

scholarly journals Spontaneous directional motion of water molecules in single-walled carbon nanotubes with a stiffness gradient

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1175-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Chen ◽  
Yuan Cheng ◽  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Yong-Wei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Molecular Motion ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Directional Motion ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Controlling water molecular motion at the nanoscale is critical for many important applications, such as water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen, biological and chemical cell reactions, nanofluidics, drug delivery, water treatment, etc.

Demonstration of biocompatibility of single walled carbon nanotubes with blood leukocytes

2012 ◽  
Vol 1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnakiran Medepalli ◽  
Bruce Alphenaar ◽  
Ashok Raj ◽  
Palaniappan Sethu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Immune Response ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Cancer Diagnostics ◽  
Indirect Interaction ◽  
Activation Markers ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Structural And Functional Properties ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

ABSTRACTSingle walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) possess unique structural and functional properties. Their ability to be functionalized with different biomolecules makes them excellent candidates for biomedical applications like targeted drug delivery and cancer diagnostics. However, prior to use in therapeutic applications, biocompatibility of SWNTs needs to be thoroughly investigated. Blood is a living tissue and contains cells which can potentially interact with SWNTs during the drug delivery process. The interaction of leukocytes in blood with the SWNTs can provide information regarding the immune response of the host to the nanotubes. Here, we evaluated the acute immune response of leukocytes in blood to SWNTs via (a) direct interaction, due to the presence of SWNTs in circulation and (b) indirect interaction, due to the presentation of SWNTs to leukocytes via antigen presenting cells. These SWNTs were non-covalently functionalized with single stranded DNA (ss-DNA) that acts as a surfactant for suspending SWNTs in aqueous solutions and also serves as a backbone for attaching and transporting different biomolecules. Isolation of cells from blood was done using density gradient centrifugation. Early activation markers were used to study the activation of different leukocyte subpopulations and any activation results in changes of these markers. Flow cytometry was done to analyze the different subpopulations. Results of our study demonstrated that ss-DNA functionalized SWNTs do not elicit an immune response from leukocytes in blood via direct or indirect interaction. This intensive study demonstrates the biocompatibility of single walled carbon nanotubes and paves the way for their safe use in drug delivery and cancer therapeutics without cytotoxicity.

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