Single-walled carbon nanotubes in the intact organism: near-IR imaging and biocompatibility studies in Drosophila.
Nano Lett
; 7(9): 2650-4, 2007 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17696559
ABSTRACT
The ability of near-infrared fluorescence imaging to detect single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in organisms and biological tissues has been explored using Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies). Drosophila larvae were raised on food containing approximately 10 ppm of disaggregated SWNTs. Their viability and growth were not reduced by nanotube ingestion. Near-IR nanotube fluorescence was imaged from intact living larvae, and individual nanotubes in dissected tissue specimens were imaged, structurally identified, and counted to estimate a biodistribution.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Espectrofotometria Infravermelho
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Materiais Biocompatíveis
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Nanotubos de Carbono
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Drosophila melanogaster
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nano Lett
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos