Cui Daxiang
Department of Bio-Nano Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education, Institute of Micro and Nano Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Apr-May;7(4-5):1298-314. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2007.654.
In recent years, functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with biomolecules such as nucleotide acids, proteins, and polymers as well as cells have emerged as a new exciting field. Theoretical and experimental studies of structure and function of bio-inspired CNT composites have made great advances. The importance of nucleic acids, proteins, and polymers to the fundamental developments in CNT-based bio-nano-composites or devices has been recognized. In particular, biomechanics, biochemistry, thermodynamics, electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of the bio-inspired CNT composites have become a new interdisciplinary frontier in life science and nanomaterial science. Here we review some of the main advances in this field over the past few years, explore the application prospects, and discuss the issues, approaches, and challenges, with the aim of stimulating a broader interest in developing CNT-based bio-nanotechnology.
近年来，用核酸、蛋白质、聚合物等生物分子以及细胞对碳纳米管（CNT）进行功能化已成为一个令人兴奋的新领域。对受生物启发的碳纳米管复合材料的结构和功能进行的理论与实验研究取得了重大进展。核酸、蛋白质和聚合物对基于碳纳米管的生物纳米复合材料或器件的基础发展的重要性已得到认可。特别是，受生物启发的碳纳米管复合材料的生物力学、生物化学、热力学、电学、光学和磁学性质已成为生命科学和纳米材料科学中的一个新的跨学科前沿领域。在此，我们回顾过去几年该领域的一些主要进展，探讨应用前景，并讨论相关问题、方法和挑战，旨在激发人们对开发基于碳纳米管的生物纳米技术产生更广泛的兴趣。
