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Molecules with Biological Interest Adsorbed on Carbon Nanostructures

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Abstract

In the last decade, carbon nanostructures have been exhaustively studied mainly associated with their application in biosensors and drug delivery systems. In this context, the present chapter introduces several studies combining amino acids and pharmaceutical drugs with carbon nanostructures such as graphene, carbon nanotubes and fullerene. More specifically, the biomolecules under focus are the amino acid cysteine and the pharmaceutical drugs nimesulide, meloxicam and zidovudine. These molecules can be considered models for different chemical interactions or adsorptions with carbon nanostructures. The adsorptions analysed suggest possible applications such as biosensors or drug delivery depending on the use of particular pristine or functionalised carbon nanomaterials.

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Abbreviations

0D:

Zero dimensional

1D:

One dimensional

2D:

Two dimensional

AIDS:

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AZT:

Zidovudine or azidothydamine

BSSE:

Basis set superposition error

CN:

Carbon nanomaterials

CNT:

Carbon nanotubes

COX:

Cyclooxygenase

DFT:

Density functional theory

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DOX:

Doxorubicin

NSAID:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

SIESTA:

Spanish initiative for the electronic simulations of thousands of atoms

SWCNT:

Single-walled carbon nanotubes

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    Mariana Zancan Tonel, Ivana Zanella & Solange Binotto Fagan

  2. Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR, 85301970, Brazil

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Tonel, M.Z., de Menezes, V.M., Zanella, I., Fagan, S.B. (2015). Molecules with Biological Interest Adsorbed on Carbon Nanostructures. In: Bergmann, C., Machado, F. (eds) Carbon Nanomaterials as Adsorbents for Environmental and Biological Applications. Carbon Nanostructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18875-1_6

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