PMID- 22446851
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120724
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1463-9084 (Electronic)
IS  - 1463-9076 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 17
DP  - 2012 May 7
TI  - Photo-controlled release of zinc metal ions by spiropyran receptors anchored to 
      single-walled carbon nanotubes.
PG  - 6034-43
LID - 10.1039/c2cp40275k [doi]
AB  - Light controllable release of antinflammatory zinc ions by a smart 
      multifunctional material composed of spiropyrans and single walled carbon 
      nanotubes (SWNTs) is demonstrated. The exploitation of a number of complementary 
      characterization techniques allows the investigation of both composition and 
      performance of the multifunctional SP/SWNT nanomaterial developed. Moreover, its 
      suitability for potential applications in bio-systems is suggested by the 
      effective removal of the metal catalyst and the introduction of biocompatible 
      linkers into the SP/SWNT material. The realization of potential photo 
      controllable SP/SWNTs based drug delivery systems (DDSs) is envisaged, where 
      nanotubes act as intracellular carriers of light modulated receptors for 
      bioactive agents.
FAU - Del Canto, Elisa
AU  - Del Canto E
AD  - School of Chemistry/Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and 
      Nanodevices (CRANN), University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
FAU - Natali, Manuel
AU  - Natali M
FAU - Movia, Dania
AU  - Movia D
FAU - Giordani, Silvia
AU  - Giordani S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20120323
PL  - England
TA  - Phys Chem Chem Phys
JT  - Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
JID - 100888160
RN  - 0 (Benzopyrans)
RN  - 0 (Drug Carriers)
RN  - 0 (Indoles)
RN  - 0 (Ions)
RN  - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon)
RN  - 0 (Nitro Compounds)
RN  - 0 (spiropyran)
RN  - J41CSQ7QDS (Zinc)
SB  - IM
MH  - Benzopyrans/*chemistry
MH  - Cell Line, Tumor
MH  - Drug Carriers/chemistry
MH  - Humans
MH  - Indoles/*chemistry
MH  - Ions/chemistry
MH  - Light
MH  - Nanotubes, Carbon/*chemistry
MH  - Nitro Compounds/*chemistry
MH  - Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
MH  - Spectrum Analysis, Raman
MH  - Zinc/*chemistry
EDAT- 2012/03/27 06:00
MHDA- 2012/07/25 06:00
CRDT- 2012/03/27 06:00
PHST- 2012/03/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/03/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/07/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1039/c2cp40275k [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2012 May 7;14(17):6034-43. doi: 10.1039/c2cp40275k. Epub 
      2012 Mar 23.