Tubular nanostructured materials for bioapplications

Jining Xie; Linfeng Chen; Malathi Srivatsan; Vijay K. Varadan

doi:10.1117/12.820762

31 March 2009 Tubular nanostructured materials for bioapplications

Jining Xie, Linfeng Chen, Malathi Srivatsan, Vijay K. Varadan

Proceedings Volume 7291, Nanosensors, Biosensors, and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems 2009; 729103 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820762
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Tubular nanomaterials possess hollow structures as well as high aspect ratios. In addition to their unique physical and chemical properties induced by their nanoscale dimensions, their inner voids and outer surfaces make them ideal candidates for a number of biomedical applications. In this work, three types of tubular nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, hematite nanotubes, and maghemite nanotubes, were synthesized by different chemical techniques. Their structural and crystalline properties were characterized. For potential bioapplications of tubular nanomaterials, experimental investigations were carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of using carbon nanotubes, hematite nanotubes, and maghemite nanotubes in glucose sensing, neuronal growth, and drug delivery, respectively. Preliminary results show the promise of tubular nanomaterials in future biomedical applications.

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Jining Xie, Linfeng Chen, Malathi Srivatsan, and Vijay K. Varadan "Tubular nanostructured materials for bioapplications", Proc. SPIE 7291, Nanosensors, Biosensors, and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems 2009, 729103 (31 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820762

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