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Functionally Engineered Carbon Nanotubes-Peptide Nucleic Acid Nanocomponents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Krishna V. Singh ,
Xu Wang ,
Rajeev R. Pandey ,
Roger Lake ,
Cengiz S. Ozkan  and
Mihrimah Ozkan
Krishna V. Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Xu Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Rajeev R. Pandey
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering
Roger Lake
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering
Cengiz S. Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
Mihrimah Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering
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Abstract

Conjugation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with biomolecules having molecular recognition results in highly functionalized CNTs, which serve as the templates for self-assembly of novel nanomaterials. Here, we report the synthesis of novel nanocomponents by conjugating single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with peptide nucleic acid (PNA), an artificial DNA analogue by using carbodiimide coupling. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is used as a primary tool for their characterization. SEM micrographs confirm the formation of desired structures. We also modeled and simulated the SWNT-PNA interface using the PM3 semi-empirical package in Gaussian03 RevB.03 program suite for electron transfer and found that there exists an extended set of orbitals.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 872: Symposium J – Micro- and Nanosystems—Materials and Devices , 2005 , J13.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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