Volume 14, Issue 12 pp. 1795-1806
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pH-Responsive Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersion for Target Specific Release of Doxorubicin to Cancer Cells

Moumita Ghosh

Moumita Ghosh

Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032 India

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Sayanti Brahmachari

Sayanti Brahmachari

Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032 India

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Prasanta Kumar Das

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Prasanta Kumar Das

Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032 India

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First published: 11 September 2014
Citations: 30

Abstract

Cholesterol-based dipeptide carboxylates were synthesized and exploited for the pH responsive reversible dispersion and precipitation of single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) in water specifically at tumorogenic environmental pH (6.0–6.5). The nanohybrid showed excellent pH responsive drug release between pH range of 6.0 and 6.5. The exfoliation of SWCNTs was characterized by microscopic and spectroscopic studies. Importantly, drug-loaded SWCNT dispersions showed better killing efficiency compared to that of the native drug and were highly efficient in selective killing of cancer cells (Hela, HepG2) with 2.5-fold higher efficacy compared to that of normal cells (CHO, NIH3T3).mabi201400290-gra-0001

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