Enhanced low voltage cell electropermeabilization by boron nitride nanotubes

V. Raffa; G. Ciofani; A. Cuschieri

doi:10.1088/0957-4484/20/7/075104

Enhanced low voltage cell electropermeabilization by boron nitride nanotubes

V. Raffa, G. Ciofani, A. Cuschieri

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Abstract

Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are a structural analogue of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with alternating B and N atoms which entirely substitute for C atoms in a graphitic-like sheet with almost no change in atomic spacing. BNNTs have generated considerable interest within the scientific community by virtue of their unique properties. Very recently, biomedical applications of BNNTs have also been proposed. In the present in vitro study, we demonstrate that BNNTs can be used as nanotools to enable cell electropermeabilization with very low electric fields (40-60 V cm(-1)). An explanation of this behaviour based on the dielectric response of BNNTs to static electric fields is proposed.

Original language	English
Article number	075104
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nanotechnology
Volume	20
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/7/075104
Publication status	Published - 18 Feb 2009

Keywords

BN NANOTUBES
ELECTROPORATION
DEFORMATION
MECHANISM
TRANSPORT
MEMBRANE
CARBON

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Enhanced low voltage cell electropermeabilization by boron nitride nanotubes

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