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Carbohydrate functionalized carbon nanotubes and their applications
Bala Kishan Gorityala1, Jimei Ma, Xin Wang
1Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
Chemical Society Reviews
|June 30, 2010
Summary
This review covers functionalizing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with carbohydrates to enhance their biomedical uses. Carbohydrate-functionalized CNTs show promise for biosensing, drug delivery, and glycobiology research.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Carbohydrate Chemistry
Background:
- Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess unique properties making them attractive for biomedical applications.
- Functionalization is key to improving CNTs' solubility, biocompatibility, and biofunctionalities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review strategies for functionalizing CNTs with bioactive carbohydrates.
- To highlight the applications of carbohydrate-functionalized CNTs in biomedical fields.
Main Methods:
- Summarizing existing literature on carbohydrate functionalization of CNTs.
- Reviewing studies on the applications of these modified nanomaterials.
Main Results:
- Carbohydrate functionalization enhances CNTs' solubility and biocompatibility.
- Functionalized CNTs demonstrate utility in bacterial detection, lectin binding, drug delivery, and cellular probing.
Conclusions:
- Integrating carbohydrates with CNTs improves biocompatibility and introduces bio-functionalities.
- This approach advances glyconanotechnology and offers new tools for glycobiology.
