Functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with coumarin derivatives and their biological evaluation |
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Authors: | Iannazzo Daniela Piperno Anna Ferlazzo Angelo Pistone Alessandro Milone Candida Lanza Maurizio Cimino Francesco Speciale Antonio Trombetta Domenico Saija Antonina Galvagno Signorino |
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Institution: | Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università di Messina, Via S.S. Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy. diannazzo@unime.it |
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Abstract: | We report the synthesis and the characterization of different multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) linked to natural molecules, 5,7-coumarins and/or oleic acid, obtained from purified pristine MWCNTs by a cascade of chemical functionalization. The activities of these modified MWCNTs were investigated in vitro on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by evaluating their ability to influence cell viability and to induce cell apoptosis. Our data showed that pristine MWCNTs are markedly cytotoxic; conversely, the carboxylated carbon nanotubes, much more readily dispersed in aqueous solutions and CNT-Link, the key intermediate designed by us for the drug anchorage, are biocompatible at the tested concentrations (1 and 10 μg ml(-1)). |
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