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Functionalization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Thermo-reversible Block Copolymers and Characterization by Small-angle Neutron Scattering
Published on: June 1, 2016
Chemically functionalized water soluble single-walled carbon nanotubes modulate neurite outgrowth
Yingchun Ni1, Hui Hu, Erik B Malarkey
1Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Abstract:
We report the use of chemically-functionalized water soluble single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) graft copolymers for modulation of outgrowth of neuronal processes. The graft copolymers were prepared by the functionalization of SWNTs with poly-m-aminobenzene sulphonic acid and polyethylene glycol. When added to the culturing medium, these functionalized water soluble SWNTs were able to increase the length of various neuronal processes.
