The induction of autophagy by nanoparticles causes nanotoxicity, but appropriate modulation of autophagy by nanoparticles may have therapeutic potential. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) interact with cell membranes and membrane-associated molecules before and after internalization. These interactions alter cellular signaling and impact major cell functions such as cell cycle, apoptosis, a...

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were treated with an atmospheric pressure plasma source using an argon/water mixture. Optical emission diagnostics has shown that hydroxyl radicals (OH) were the major reactive species in the plasma. The structural changes in MWCNTs were monitored by micro-Raman spectroscopy. The observed variation of the D and G band intensity ratio and position dispersion...

This study evaluated the biological responses to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Human monoblastic leukemia cells (U937) were exposed to As-grown MWCNTs and MWCNTs that were thermally treated at 1800 degrees C (HTT1800) and 2800 degrees C (HTT2800). Cell proliferation was highly inhibited by As-grown but not HTT2800. However, both As-grown and HTT1800, which include some impurities, wer...

We have investigated the room-temperature sensing enhancement of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) for multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-based gas sensors using electrical measurements, in situ infrared (IR) microspectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Multiple hybrid nanosensors with structures of MWCNTs/SnO(2)/Ag and MWCNTs/Ag have been synthesized using a process that combines...

Functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were cast on glassy carbon (GC) and carbon film electrodes (CFE), and were haracterised electrochemically and applied in a glucose-oxidase-based biosensor. MWCNT-modified carbon film electrodes were then used to evelop an alcohol oxidase (AlcOx) biosensor, in which AlcOx–BSA was cross-linked with glutaraldehyde and attached by drop-coating. ...

In this study, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and double-wall (DWCNTs) have been dispersed in polylactide (PLA) polyamide 11 (PA11) using an internal mixer. Rheological characterization confirmed the formation of nanotube (CNT) networks PLA PA11 attributed to well-dispersed CNTs respective matrices. A lower rheological percolation threshold PLA/MWCNT nanocomposites (less than 0.5 wt. %) co...

A novel strategy to fabricate a hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) sensor was developed by using platinum (Pt) electrodes modified with multi-wall carbon nanotube-platinum nanoparticle nanohybrids (MWCNTs/Pt nanohybrids). The process to synthesize MWCNTs/Pt nanohybrids was simple and effective. Pt nanoparticles (Pt NPs) were generated in situ in a potassium chloroplatinate aqueous solution in the presenc...

Although there have been many reports about the cytotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), the results are still controversial. To investigate one possible reason, the authors investigated the influence of MWCNT dispersants on cellular uptake and cytotoxicity. Cytotoxicity was examined (measured by alamarBlue(®) assay), as well as intracellular MWCNT concentration and cytokine secr...

Vapor phase growth of gold, nickel and titanium metal nanoparticles on multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) buckypaper by sputtering was investigated. The size and distribution of nanoparticles was dependent on the intrinsic binding energy of the metal elements, but could be altered to mimic that of metals with different binding energies by in situ modification of the MWCNT surfaces by energetic m...

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) grown by chemical vapor deposition retain the residual catalyst particles from which growth occurred, are considered a detriment to MWCNTs’ performance, especially electrical conductivity. The first direct measurements have been made of transport through cap into MWCNT using nanoscale 2-point-probe determine effects particle’s size and diameter ratio with ...