non-covalent functionalization

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Improved Non-Covalent Biofunctionalization of MWCNTs using Carbohydrates Amphiphiles with a Butterfly-like Polyaromatic Tail

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Nano research, 3, 764
Year of Publication: 
2010
Authors: 
mohyeddin assali
Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, c/. Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla 41092, Spain
Current Affiliation: 
Department of pharmacy, faculty of medicine and health sciences, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Manuel Pernía Leal
Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, c/. Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla 41092, Spain
Inmaculada Fernández
Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla 41012, Spain
Pablo Romero-Gomez
Instituto de Ciencias de Materiales de Sevilla, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, c/. Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla 41092, Spain
Rachid Baati
Université de Strasbourg Faculté de Pharmacie CNRS/UMR 7199, Laboratoire des Systèmes Chimiques Fonctionnels BP 60024, 74 route du Rhin, 67400 Illkirch, France
noureddine Khiar
Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, c/. Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla 41092, Spain
Preferred Abstract (Original): 
ugar-based amphiphiles functionalized with the butterfly-like tetrabenzo[a,c,g,i] fluorene undergo stronger π–π interactions with multi-walled carbon nanotubes than amphiphiles with pyrene tails. The resulting water soluble nanoglycoarrays with a multivalent sugar exposition on their surface engage in specific ligand–lectin interactions similar to glycoconjugates on a cell membrane.
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