Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with amines and enzymes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-24-2005

Abstract

This Letter reports the first example of the functionalization of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with an enzyme via the formation of a covalent bond as shown particularly by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Functionalization with enzymes was achieved first by acylation of the nanotubes, and was then followed by amidation. Various primary and secondary achiral and chiral amines were also tethered to the SWNTs by this method. Covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes offers the architecture for a three-dimensional enzyme array for potential application in biosensor devices. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Identifier

11444260678 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Chemical Physics Letters

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2004.11.099

ISSN

00092614

First Page

96

Last Page

101

Issue

1-3

Volume

402

Grant

ECS 0400501

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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