Self-assembly of DNA wrapped carbon nanotubes and asymmetrical cyanine dyes into fluorescent nanohybrids

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (29) ◽  
pp. 22380-22389 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Cavuslar ◽  
H. Unal

Carbon nanotubes, asymmetrical cyanine dyes and single stranded DNA self-assemble into light absorbing hybrid nanostructures that are highly fluorescent.

Author(s):  
Prashant Malik ◽  
Neha Gulati ◽  
Raj Kaur Malik ◽  
Upendra Nagaich

Nanotechnology deal with the particle size in nanometers. Nanotechnology is ranging from extensions of conventional device physics to completely new approaches based upon molecular self assembly, from developing new materials with dimensions on the nanoscale to direct control of matter on the atomic scale. In nanotechnology mainly three types of nanodevices are described: carbon nanotubes, quantum dots and dendrimers. It is a recent technique used as small size particles to treat many diseases like cancer, gene therapy and used as diagnostics. Nanotechnology used to formulate targeted, controlled and sustained drug delivery systems. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology embraces applications of nanoscience to pharmacy as nanomaterials and as devices like drug delivery, diagnostic, imaging and biosensor materials. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology has provided more fine tuned diagnosis and focused treatment of disease at a molecular level.    


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1875
Author(s):  
Alexander Yu. Gerasimenko ◽  
Artem V. Kuksin ◽  
Yury P. Shaman ◽  
Evgeny P. Kitsyuk ◽  
Yulia O. Fedorova ◽  
...  

A technology for the formation of electrically conductive nanostructures from single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), and their hybrids with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) on Si substrate has been developed. Under the action of single pulses of laser irradiation, nanowelding of SWCNT and MWCNT nanotubes with graphene sheets was obtained. Dependences of electromagnetic wave absorption by films of short and long nanotubes with subnanometer and nanometer diameters on wavelength are calculated. It was determined from dependences that absorption maxima of various types of nanotubes are in the wavelength region of about 266 nm. It was found that contact between nanotube and graphene was formed in time up to 400 fs. Formation of networks of SWCNT/MWCNT and their hybrids with rGO at threshold energy densities of 0.3/0.5 J/cm2 is shown. With an increase in energy density above the threshold value, formation of amorphous carbon nanoinclusions on the surface of nanotubes was demonstrated. For all films, except the MWCNT film, an increase in defectiveness after laser irradiation was obtained, which is associated with appearance of C–C bonds with neighboring nanotubes or graphene sheets. CNTs played the role of bridges connecting graphene sheets. Laser-synthesized hybrid nanostructures demonstrated the highest hardness compared to pure nanotubes. Maximum hardness (52.7 GPa) was obtained for MWCNT/rGO topology. Regularity of an increase in electrical conductivity of nanostructures after laser irradiation has been established for films made of all nanomaterials. Hybrid structures of nanotubes and graphene sheets have the highest electrical conductivity compared to networks of pure nanotubes. Maximum electrical conductivity was obtained for MWCNT/rGO hybrid structure (~22.6 kS/m). Networks of nanotubes and CNT/rGO hybrids can be used to form strong electrically conductive interconnections in nanoelectronics, as well as to create components for flexible electronics and bioelectronics, including intelligent wearable devices (IWDs).


Langmuir ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (46) ◽  
pp. 13963-13970
Author(s):  
Chenglong Li ◽  
Chuntao Lan ◽  
Min Guo ◽  
Ni Wang ◽  
Ying Ma

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pp. 325607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon S Shim ◽  
Yeo-Heung Yun ◽  
Michael J Rust ◽  
Jaephil Do ◽  
Vesselin Shanov ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (34) ◽  
pp. 15538-15552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Maksym Byshkin ◽  
Yue Cong ◽  
Toshihiro Kawakatsu ◽  
Liberata Guadagno ◽  
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