Multifunctional carbon-nanotube cellular endoscopes
Singhal R, Orynbayeva Z, Kalyana Sundaram RV, Niu JJ, Bhattacharyya S, Vitol EA, Schrlau MG, Papazoglou ES, Friedman G, Gogotsi Y. Multifunctional carbon-nanotube cellular endoscopes. Nature Nanotechnology 2010, 6: 57-64. PMID: 21151109, DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtomic force microscope tipForce microscope tipAttolitre volumesMagnetic nanoparticlesIntracellular probingSingle cell surgeryCarbon nanotubesDrug deliveryFluid handlingConventional glass micropipettesMicroscope tipElectrochemical diagnosticsNanoparticlesNanotubesSingle organelle levelConical geometryNanoneedlesIntracellular environmentSpatial resolutionOrganelle levelGlass micropipettesGlass pipetteBroad rangeDevicesDiagnostics