Carbon nanotube biocompatibility in plants is determined by their surface chemistry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Agriculture faces significant global challenges including climate change and an increasing food demand due to a growing population. Addressing these challenges will require the adoption of transformative innovations into biotechnology practice, such as nanotechnology. Recently, nanomaterials have emerged as unmatched tools for their use as biosensors, or as biomolecule delivery vehicles. Despite their increasingly prolific use, plant-nanomaterial interactions remain poorly characterized, drawing into question the breadth of their utility and their broader environmental compatibility.

Results

Herein, we characterize the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) exposure with two different surface chemistries commonly used for biosensi

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Grandio E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8686619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature