Issue 23, 2017

Multifunctional, biocompatible and pH-responsive carbon nanotube- and graphene oxide/tectomer hybrid composites and coatings

Abstract

Here we present a route for non-covalent functionalization of carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide with novel two-dimensional peptide assemblies. We show that self-assembled amino-terminated biantennary and tetraantennary oligoglycine peptides (referred to as tectomers) effectively coat carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes and also strongly interact with graphene oxide due to electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding as the driving force, respectively. The resulting hybrids can be made into free-standing conducting composites or applied in the form of thin, pH-switchable bioadhesive coatings onto graphene oxide fibers. Monitoring of cell viability of pancreatic cell lines, seeded on those CNT hybrids, show that they can be used as two- and three-dimensional scaffolds to tissue engineer tumour models for studying ex vivo the tumour development and response to treatment. This highly versatile method in producing pH-responsive hybrids and coatings offers an attractive platform for a variety of biomedical applications and for the development of functional materials such as smart textiles, sensors and bioelectronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Multifunctional, biocompatible and pH-responsive carbon nanotube- and graphene oxide/tectomer hybrid composites and coatings

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Dec 2016
Accepted
02 Feb 2017
First published
03 Feb 2017

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 7791-7804

Multifunctional, biocompatible and pH-responsive carbon nanotube- and graphene oxide/tectomer hybrid composites and coatings

R. Garriga, I. Jurewicz, S. Seyedin, N. Bardi, S. Totti, B. Matta-Domjan, E. G. Velliou, M. A. Alkhorayef, V. L. Cebolla, J. M. Razal, A. B. Dalton and E. Muñoz, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 7791 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR09482A

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