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Binding of an Anti-Fullerene IgG Monoclonal Antibody to Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Bernard F. Erlanger, Bi-Xing Chen, Min Zhu, and Louis Brus
Nano Letters, September 2001, 1(9): 465 - 467.
Single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are a remarkable new class of nanometer diameter metallic and semiconducting wires that carry current as electrons propagating on their graphitic surface. They are physically robust, exhibit great tensile strength, do not oxidize or have surface states under ambient conditions, and show high conductivity. A monoclonal antibody specific for C60 fullerenes recognizes and binds specifically to SWNTs. The sequences of the light and heavy chains of this IgG antibody were determined. It was found that the binding cavity was formed by clustering of hydrophobic amino acids.
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