Issue 1, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes†

Davide Pantarotto,ab   Jean-Paul Briand,a   Maurizio Prato*b  and  Alberto Bianco*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR9021 CNRS, Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, 67084 Strasbourg, France
E-mail: A.Bianco@ibmc.u-strasbg.fr

b Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
E-mail: prato@units.it

Abstract

Functionalised carbon nanotubes are able to cross the cell membrane and to accumulate in the cytoplasm or reach the nucleus without being toxic for the cell up to 10 µM.

Graphical abstract: Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B311254C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Sep 2003
Accepted
17 Oct 2003
First published
03 Nov 2003

Chem. Commun., 2004, 16-17

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