among the numerous nanosized drug delivery systems currently under investigation, carbon nanotubes (cnts), regardless of being single or multiple-walled, offer several advantages and are considered as promising candidates for drug targeting. despite the valuable potentials of cnts in drug delivery, their toxicity still remains an important issue. after the pegylation of single-walled cnts (swcn...

A novel palladium-catalyzed oxidative C-H functionalization protocol for the synthesis of (2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)methyl acetates has been developed. In the presence of Pd(OAc)2 and PhI(OAc)2, a variety of N-arylpropiolamides underwent the C-H functionalization reaction with acids to afford the corresponding (E)-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)methyl acetates selectively in moderate to excellent yields.

The conjugated aromatic system of graphene was used to trap the reactive, boron-rich 1,2-carborane cluster. Functionalization of the graphene surface was confirmed by solid-state MAS (11)B NMR spectroscopy and quantified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This work represents the first confirmed example of direct functionalization of a graphene lattice with carboranes.

There is tremendous interest in using low loadings of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) to enhance the multifunctional properties of polymers, with functionalization often pursued to increase the dispersion and effective reinforcement of MWNTs within the polymer. In our interest to understand the effect of MWNT functionalization on Poly (butylene terephthalate) (PBT) crystallization kinetics...

Protein nanofibrils offer advantages over other nanostructures due to the ease in their self-assembly and the versatility of surface chemistry available. Yet, an efficient and general methodology for their post-assembly functionalization remains a significant challenge. We introduce a generic approach, based on biotinylation and thiolation, for the multi-functionalization of protein nanofibrils...

A novel method to form ultrathin, uniform Al2O3 layers on graphene using reversible hydrogen plasma functionalization followed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) is presented. ALD on pristine graphene is known to be a challenge due to the absence of dangling bonds, leading to nonuniform film coverage. We show that hydrogen plasma functionalization of graphene leads to uniform ALD of closed Al2O3 ...

We demonstrated the surface functionalization of a highly three-dimensional, superhydrophilic wicking substrate using light to immobilize functional biomolecules for sensor or microarray applications. We showed here that the three-dimensional substrate was compatible with photo-attachment and the performance of functionalization was greatly improved due to both increased surface capacity and re...

a novel, simple, sensitive and effective method has been developed for preconcentration of lead. this solid-phase extraction adsorbent was synthesized by functionalization of graphenes with covalently linked n -methyl-glycine and 3, 4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde onto the surfaces of graphite. the method is based on selective chelation of pb (ii) on surfactant coated c 18 , modified with functionaliza...

The [O] [H] functionalization of carbon nanotube (CNT) was studied using oxygen–hydrogen (O2–H2) gas mixture direct current (DC) glow discharge plasma technique for cathode/CNT-anode separation of 0.10 ± 0.01 cm. O2 and H2 were fixed at flowrate of 10.0 ml/min in order to obtain gas mixture ratio of 1:1. During the (O2–H2) gas mixture DC glow discharge, current–voltage (I–V) characteristic of g...