Figure 1: Structural and functional characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
From: A Strategy for Precise Treatment of Cardiac Malignant Neoplasms
(a) TEM image of the synthesized carbon nanotubes; (b) Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a stable aqueous suspension; (c) Size distribution of the carbon nanotubes as determined by a laser particle analyzer; (d) Internalization of green-fluorescent carbon nanotubes by NCI-H460 cells; (e) Carbon nanotubes exhibited no detectable cytotoxicity in the absence of laser treatment; (f) Exposure of carbon nanotube-treated cells to laser irradiation significantly reduced the number of viable cells. Abbreviation : TDI, transmitted detector integration; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate.
