A gold nanoparticle attached multi-walled carbon nanotube-layered indium tin oxide (AuNP/MWNT/ITO) electrode has been used for monitoring the effect of paracetamol (PAR) on the release of epinephrine (EPI) in human urine. The modified electrode shows an excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of EPI and PAR with acceleration of electron transfer rate as compared to MWNT/ITO and Au...

We studied solvent-free, one-step functionalization of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNTs) using initiated chemical vapor deposition. Aligned MWNTs with a variety of aspect ratios were uniformly functionalized with an epoxy polymer. The vapor deposition process allowed excellent retention of the nanotube alignment and control of the porosity of the resultant MWNT nanostructure. In addi...

This study demonstrates the capability of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) coupled with laser irradiation to enhance treatment of cancer cells through enhanced and more controlled thermal deposition, increased tumor injury, and diminished heat shock protein (HSP) expression. We also explored the potential promise of MWNTs as drug delivery agents by observing the degree of intracellular upta...

In this study, enhancements of thermal conductivities of ethylene glycol, water, and synthetic engine oil in the presence of copper (Cu), copper oxide (CuO), and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) are investigated using both physical mixing method (two-step method) and chemical reduction method (one-step method). The chemical reduction method is, however, used only for nanofluid containing Cu ...

A gas sensor, comprised of a gas-responsive multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT)—silicon dioxide (SiO2) composite layer deposited on a planar inductor-capacitor resonant circuit is presented here for the monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), and ammonia (NH3). The absorption of different gases in the MWNT-SiO2 layer changes the permittivity and conductivity of the material and consequent...

We report on the fundamental electrochemical properties of inherently hydrophobic Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes MWNT electrodes and acid treated MWNTs. The electrochemical response of the electrodes was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and ac impedance spectroscopy using the redox probe of (Fe(CN)6 /Fe(CN)6 , which has well-known kinetic behaviour on carbon surfaces. Comparisons were made betw...

We describe the direct covalent-grafting synthesis of well-defined aniline oligomers, such as tetraaniline (A(4)) and hexadecaaniline (A(16), major)/eicosaaniline (A(20), minor), on the sidewalls of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), via dediazonization reaction, for achieving highly soluble nanomaterials suitable for printing purposes, with long-term physical stability. Chemically grafting a layer of el...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are being investigated for a variety of biomedical applications. Despite numerous studies, the pathways by which carbon nanotubes enter cells and their subsequent intracellular trafficking and distribution remain poorly determined. Here, we use 3-D electron tomography techniques that offer optimum enhancement of contrast between carbon nanotubes and the plasma membrane t...

A resistive-pulse Coulter counter based on a membrane containing a single multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) channel was used to simultaneously determine the size and surface charge of carboxy-terminated polystyrene nanoparticles. The membrane was prepared from an epoxy section containing a MWNT channel mounted on a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) support structure. The PDMS support reduced the bac...