We present a protocol for engineering the corona phase of near infrared fluorescent single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using amphiphilic polymers and DNA to develop sensors for molecular targets without known recognition elements.
Del Bonis-O’Donnell, J. T., Beyene, A., Chio, L., Demirer, G., Yang, D., Landry, M. P. Engineering Molecular Recognition with Bio-mimetic Polymers on Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes. J. Vis. Exp. (119), e55030, doi:10.3791/55030 (2017).