Covalent conjugation of proteins onto fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotubes for biological and medical applications
Hanxuan Wang, Ardemis A. Boghossian
Abstract
chemistries. We further review the underlying photophysics governing SWCNT fluorescence and apply these principles to the fluorescence emitted from these covalently modified SWCNTs. Finally, we provide an outlook on additional chemistries that could be applied to covalently conjugate proteins to these chemically modified, fluorescent SWCNTs. We review the advantages of these approaches, emerging opportunities for further improvement, as well as their implications for enabling new technologies.
Topics & Concepts
Carbon nanotubeCovalent bondNanotechnologyFluorescenceChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesBiotin and Related StudiesElectrochemical sensors and biosensors