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Bio-functionalization of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes
A. Majumder, M. Khazaee, J. Opitz, E. Beyer, L. Baraban, and G. Cuniberti
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 17158 (2013)
Here we present a hybrid approach to functionalize multi-walled carbon nanotubes in aqueous solution, exploring noncovalent binding strategy. We focus on formation of hybrid complexes consisting of carbon nanotubes decorated by single stranded DNA, non-covalently attached using surfactants as intermediate layers. Unlike single walled carbon nanotubes, revealing easy side wall wrapping of DNA, we observe that wrapping of nucleic acids around multi-walled carbon nanotubes is diameter dependent.
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