@article{samori_enhanced_2010,
title = {Enhanced anticancer activity of multi-walled carbon nanotube-methotrexate conjugates using cleavable linkers},
author = {Cristian Samorì and Hanene Ali-Boucetta and Raquel Sainz and Chang Guo and Francesca Maria Toma and Chiara Fabbro and Tatiana da Ros and Maurizio Prato and Kostas Kostarelos and Alberto Bianco},
doi = {10.1039/b923560d},
issn = {1364-548X},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-03-01},
journal = {Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)},
volume = {46},
number = {9},
pages = {1494--1496},
abstract = {Methotrexate was tethered to multi-walled carbon nanotubes through different cleavable linkers exploiting the ammonium functionalities introduced by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides to the nanotubes. The new nanobio-hybrid conjugates were internalized into human breast cancer cells and it was shown that the cytotoxic activity was strongly dependent on the presence and type of linker.},
keywords = {Antineoplastic Agents, Azo Compounds, carbon, Cell Line, Cross-Linking Reagents, Humans, I2CT, Methotrexate, Nanotubes, Team-Bianco, Thiosemicarbazones, tumor},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Methotrexate was tethered to multi-walled carbon nanotubes through different cleavable linkers exploiting the ammonium functionalities introduced by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides to the nanotubes. The new nanobio-hybrid conjugates were internalized into human breast cancer cells and it was shown that the cytotoxic activity was strongly dependent on the presence and type of linker.