Nucleic acid based nanocomposites and their applications in biomedicine

Z Chen, B Mai, H Tan, X Chen - Composites Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
This review concentrates on significant development in an important biomacromolecule,
nucleic acid, especially deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and its biomedical application in cell …

Quantum dot encapsulation using a peptide-modified tetrahedral DNA cage

D Mathur, A Samanta, E Oh, SA Diaz… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The unique photophysical properties of luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs)
have given them a continuously growing role in many facets of bionanotechnology. 1, 2 …

Graphene quantum dot-porphyrin/phthalocyanine multifunctional hybrid systems: from interfacial dialogue to application

S Sangam, S Jindal, A Agarwal, BD Banerjee… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Engineered well-ordered hybrid nanomaterials are symbolically at a pivotal point, just ahead
of the long-anticipated transformation of the human race. Incorporating newer carbon …

Pentaethylenehexamine and histidine-functionalized graphene quantum dots for ultrasensitive fluorescence detection of microRNA with target and molecular beacon …

N Li, R Li, Z Li, Y Yang, G Wang, Z Gu - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper reports the synthesis of pentaethylenehexamine and histidine-functionalized
graphene quantum dots (PEHA-GQD-His). The as-synthesized PEHA-GQD-His was …

Noncovalent DNA decorations of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide toward water-soluble metal–carbon hybrid nanostructures via self-assembly

J Liu, Y Li, Y Li, J Li, Z Deng - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Non-covalent DNA decorations on the basal planes of graphene oxide and reduced
graphene oxide nanosheets are realized. The resulting DNA–carbon bioconjugates (DNA …

Fluorescent recognition of deoxyribonucleic acids by a quantum dot/meso-tetrakis (N-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin complex based on a photo induced electron …

K Zhu, X Hu, Q Ge, Q Sun - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
We have developed a new fluorescent probe of thioglycolic acid (TGA)-capped CdTe
quantum dots (QDs) complexed with a model drug, meso-tetrakis (N-methylpyridinium-4-yl) …

Quantum dot DNA bioconjugates: attachment chemistry strongly influences the resulting composite architecture

K Boeneman, JR Deschamps, S Buckhout-White… - Acs Nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
The unique properties provided by hybrid semiconductor quantum dot (QD) bioconjugates
continue to stimulate interest for many applications ranging from biosensing to energy …

Gene delivery to mammalian cells using a graphene nanoribbon platform

HCC Foreman, G Lalwani, J Kalra, LT Krug… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed a novel oxidized graphene nanoribbon-based platform (O-GNR) for
gene delivery of double-stranded DNA into mammalian cells. O-GNRs, synthesized via …

[PDF][PDF] Constraint of DNA on functionalized graphene improves its biostability and specificity

Z Tang, H Wu, JR Cort, GW Buchko, Y Zhang, Y Shao… - small, 2010 - princeton.edu
Graphene, a single-layer carbon crystal, is attracting increasing attention from the physical,
chemical, and biomedical fields [1] as a novel nanomaterial with many exceptional features …

Quantum dot nanobeacons for single RNA labeling and imaging

Y Ma, G Mao, W Huang, G Wu, W Yin, X Ji… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Detection and imaging RNAs in live cells is in high demand. Methodology for such a
purpose is still a challenge, particularly for single RNA detection and imaging in live cells. In …