Influence of oxygen-containing functional groups on the environmental properties, transformations, and toxicity of carbon nanotubes

AR Deline, BP Frank, CL Smith, LR Sigmon… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique physical and chemical properties that drive their use
in a variety of commercial and industrial applications. CNTs are commonly oxidized prior to …

Epigenetic treatment of neurodegenerative ophthalmic disorders: an eye toward the future

WH Moos, DV Faller, IP Glavas, DN Harpp… - BioResearch open …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Eye disease is one of the primary medical conditions that requires attention and therapeutic
intervention in ageing populations worldwide. Further, the global burden of diabetes and …

Experimental–computational study of carbon nanotube effects on mitochondrial respiration: In silico nano-QSPR machine learning models based on new Raman …

M González-Durruthy, LC Alberici, C Curti… - Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The study of selective toxicity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on mitochondria (CNT-
mitotoxicity) is of major interest for future biomedical applications. In the current work, the …

Morphomechanical and organelle perturbation induced by silver nanoparticle exposure

V De Matteis, M Cascione, CC Toma… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2018 - Springer
The unique physico-chemical properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) make them a
powerful tool in many fields, ranging from cosmetics, biomedicals, household products, and …

Decrypting strong and weak single-walled carbon nanotubes interactions with mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channels using molecular docking and …

M González-Durruthy, AV Werhli, V Seus… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The current molecular docking study provided the Free Energy of Binding (FEB) for the
interaction (nanotoxicity) between VDAC mitochondrial channels of three species (VDAC1 …

Surface functional groups affect CdTe QDs behavior at mitochondrial level

X Xiang, T Gao, BR Zhang, FL Jiang… - Toxicology Research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Quantum dots (QDs) are used in the bio-medical area because of their excellent optical
properties. Their biomedical utilization has remained a serious biosecurity concern …

The relationship between the length of surface ligand and effects of CdTe quantum dots on the physiological functions of isolated mitochondria

X Xiang, C Wu, BR Zhang, T Gao, J Zhao, L Ma… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The potential toxicity of Quantum dots (QDs) should be assessed comprehensively for their
fast spreading applications. Many studies have shown the toxicity of QDs is associated with …

Dual Inhibition of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex and Respiratory Chain Complex Induces Apoptosis by a Mitochondria‐Targeted Fluorescent Organic Arsenical …

YJ Liu, XY Fan, DD Zhang, YZ Xia, YJ Hu… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the potential therapeutic value in targeting mitochondria and the fluorophore
tracing ability, a fluorescent mitochondria‐targeted organic arsenical PDT‐PAO‐F16 was …

QSPR/QSAR-based Perturbation Theory approach and mechanistic electrochemical assays on carbon nanotubes with optimal properties against mitochondrial …

M González-Durruthy, M Castro, SM Nunes… - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, different in vitro and electrochemical protocols were employed to
determine the mitoprotective properties of carbon nanotubes family (pristine-CNT, oxidized …

Carbonaceous nanomaterials-mediated defense against oxidative stress

N Forbot, P Bolibok, M Wiśniewski… - Mini Reviews in …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
The concept of nanoscale materials and their applications in industrial technologies,
consumer goods, as well as in novel medical therapies has rapidly escalated in the last …