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Development Of Non-Covalent Functionalization Of Carbon Nanotubes For Sirna Delivery, King Sun Siu
Development Of Non-Covalent Functionalization Of Carbon Nanotubes For Sirna Delivery, King Sun Siu
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RNA interference (RNAi) therapy is promising for treating various diseases but the delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) is difficult. To overcome the technical difficulties of siRNA delivery, an efficient and targeted delivery of siRNA is required for efficient RNAi therapy. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) has been used for nucleic acid delivery such as siRNA delivery. It has been found that CNT can gain entry into the cells by a diffusion-like mechanism which was called “nano-needle”. However, the solubility of CNT is low in most of the solvents including water. Functionalization of CNT can be carried out to enhance the …