title: Amino acid functionalisation of water soluble carbon nanotubes.
abstract: High solubility of SWNTs and MWNTs in water is obtained by organic functionalisation; derivatisation with N-protected glycine is also easily achieved.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgakilas
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tagmatarchis
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pantarotto
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Briand
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prato
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014867:Water