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Introducing carbon nanotubes into living walled plant cells through cellulase-induced nanoholes
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Introducing carbon nanotubes into living walled plant cells through cellulase-induced nanoholes

Maged F. Serag, Noritada Kaji, Manabu Tokeshi and Yoshinobu Baba
RSC advances, Vol.2(2), pp.398-400
01/01/2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c1ra00760b

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Science & Technology
Carbon nanotubes can intracellularly transport through different cellular barriers. However, their use in plant cells is limited by the cellulosic cell wall surrounding these cells. Here we show that cup-stacked carbon nanotubes with cellulase immobilized on their sidewalls and tips penetrate the cell wall and transport intracellularly through cellulase-induce nanoholes.

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