Chen X, Tam UC, Czlapinski JL, Lee GS, Rabuka D, Zettl A*, Bertozzi CR*, Interfacing Carbon Nanotubes with Living Cells, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 128, 6292-6293. 2006.

Abstract We developed a polymer coating for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that mimics the mucin glycoprotein coating of mammalian cells. CNTs coated with these mucin mimic polymers have two novel properties: they can bind to carbohydrate receptors, providing a means for biomimetic interactions with cell surfaces, and, importantly, they are rendered nontoxic to cells.......