Carbon nanoparticles have the potential to significantly impact the medical field over the next decade. Currently, carbon nanoparticles are being studied for a myriad of applications, including drug delivery, selective laser therapy, imaging, and biosensing. The most common type of carbon particles being investigated are carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs are attractive materials for medical applications because of their physical properties and the ease with which they can be surface modified; however, there is a great deal of controversy over their possible toxicity. A more novel type of CNT that was discovered in 1999 by Iijima et al. is the carbon nanohorn [1]. Individual single-walled nanohorns (SWNHs) are single graphene sheets that roll into a conical open ended structure. The open ends of these cones are then attracted to one another through van der Waals interactions and form a flower-like final structure [2]. SWNHs are more favorable for medical applications because they are produced without the use of metal catalysts abating the concern of toxicity associated with CNTs.
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ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 22–25, 2011
Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Bioengineering Division
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978-0-7918-5458-7
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Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Analysis of Carbon Nanohorn-Quantum Dot Complexes Available to Purchase
Kristen A. Zimmermann,
Kristen A. Zimmermann
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Jianfei Zhang,
Jianfei Zhang
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Harry Dorn,
Harry Dorn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Christopher Rylander,
Christopher Rylander
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Marissa Nichole Rylander
Marissa Nichole Rylander
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Kristen A. Zimmermann
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Jianfei Zhang
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Harry Dorn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Christopher Rylander
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Marissa Nichole Rylander
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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SBC2011-53968, pp. 45-46; 2 pages
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July 17, 2013
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Zimmermann, KA, Zhang, J, Dorn, H, Rylander, C, & Rylander, MN. "Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Analysis of Carbon Nanohorn-Quantum Dot Complexes." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA. June 22–25, 2011. pp. 45-46. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2011-53968
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