Carbon nanotubes : methods and protocols / edited by Kannan Balasubramanian, Marko Burghard. — Totowa, N.J. : Humana, 2010. – (58.17/M592/v.625)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    Contributors
    PART I FUNCTIONALIZATION
    1 Non-covalent Attachment of Proteins to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    2 Covalent Conjugation of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Proteins
    3 Covalently Linked Deoxyribonucleic Acid with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Characterization
    4 Temperature and pH-Responsive "Smart" Carbon Nanotube Dispersions
    PART II TOXICITY
    5 Effects of Carbon Nanotubes on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts 41
    6 Carbon Nanotube Uptake and Toxicity in the Brain.
    7 In Vitro and In Vivo Biocompatibility Testing of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes
    8 Real-Time Monitoring of Cellular Responses to Carbon Nanotubes
    9 Reducing Nanotube Cytotoxicity Using a Nano-Combinatorial Library Approach
    10 DNA Damage by Carbon Nanotubes Using the Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Technique
    PART III TRAFFICKING
    11 Assessment of Cellular Uptake and Cytotoxicity of Carbon Nanotubes Using Flow Cytometry
    12 Cell Trafficking of Carbon Nanotubes Based on Fluorescence Detection 135
    13 Carbon Nanotubes as Intracellular Carriers for Multidrug Resistant Cells Studied by Capillary Electrophoresis-Laser-Induced Fluorescence 153
    PART IV SCAFFOLDS
    14 Carbon Nanotube-Based Neurochips
    15 Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on HepG2 Adhesion and Spreading
    PART V BIOSENSORS
    16 Enzymatic Detection Based on Carbon Nanotubes
    17 Carbon Nanotube Biosensors Based on Electrochemical Detection
    18 Biosensors Based on Carbon Nanotube-Network Field-Effect Transistors
    19 Detection of Biomarkers with Carbon Nanotube-Based Immunosensors
    20 Carbon Nanotube Biosensors with Aptamers as Molecular Recognition Elements
    Index