24
22. Mountrichas G, Ichihashi T, Pispas S,
Yudasaka M, Iijima S, Tagmatarchis N (2009)
Solubilization of carbon nanohorns by block
polyelectrolyte wrapping and templated formation of gold nanoparticles. J Phys Chem C
113:5444–5449
23. Pagona G, Tagmatarchis N, Fan J, Yudasaka
M, Iijima S (2006) Cone-end functionalization of carbon nanohorns. Chem Mater
18:3918–3920
24. Sandanayaka ASD, Pagona G, Tagmatarchis
N, Yudasaka M, Iijima S, Araki Y et al (2007)
Photoinduced electron-transfer processes
of carbon nanohorns with covalently linked
pyrene chromophores: charge-separation and
electron-migration systems. J Mater Chem
17:2540–2546
25. Pagona G, Sandanayaka ASD, Araki Y, Fan J,
Tagmatarchis N, Charalambidis G et al (2007)
Covalent functionalization of carbon nanohorns with porphyrins: nanohybrid formation
and photoinduced electron and energy transfer. Adv Funct Mater 17:1705–1711
26. Cioffi C, Campidelli S, Sooambar C, Marcaccio
M, Marcolongo G, Meneghetti M et al (2007)
Synthesis, characterization, and photoinduced electron transfer in functionalized single wall carbon nanohorns. J Am Chem Soc
129:3938–3945
27. Pagona G, Sandanayaka ASD, Hasobe T,
Charalambidis G, Coutsolelos AG, Yudasaka M
et al (2008) Characterization and photoelectrochemical properties of nanostructured thin
film composed of carbon nanohorns covalently
functionalized with porphyrins. J Phys Chem C
112:15735–15741
28. Rotas G, Sandanayaka ASD, Tagmatarchis
N, Ichihashi T, Yudasaka M, Iijima S et al
(2008) (Terpyridine)copper(II)-carbon nanohorns: metallo-nanocomplexes for photoinduced charge separation. J Am Chem Soc
130:4725–4731
29. Zhang M, Murakami T, Ajima K, Tsuchida
K, Sandanayaka ASD, Ito O et al (2008)
Fabrication of ZnPc/protein nanohorns for
double photodynamic and hyperthermic cancer phototherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
105:14773–14778
30. Sandanayaka ASD, Ito O, Zhang M, Ajima K,
Iijima S, Yudasaka M et al (2009) Photoinduced
electron transfer in zinc phthalocyanine loaded
on single-walled carbon nanohorns in aqueous
solution. Adv Mater 21:4366–4371
31. Karousis N, Ichihashi T, Chen S, Shinohara H,
Yudasaka M, Iijima S et al (2010) Imidazolium
modified carbon nanohorns: switchable solubility and stabilization of metal nanoparticles.
J Mater Chem 20:2959–2964
32. Vizuete M, Gomez-Escalonilla MJ, Fierro
JLG, Ohkubo K, Fukuzumi S, Yudasaka M
et al (2014) Photoinduced electron transfer in
a carbon nanohorn-C 60 conjugate. Chem Sci
5:2072–2080
33. Zhang MF, Yudasaka M, Ajima K, Miyawaki
A, Iijima S (2007) Light-assisted oxidation
of single-wall carbon nanohorns for abundant creation of oxygenated groups that
enable chemical modifications with proteins
to enhance biocompatibility. ACS Nano
1:265–272
34. Xu J, Zhang M, Nakamura M, Iijima S,
Yudasaka M (2010) Double oxidation with
oxygen and hydrogen peroxide for holeforming in single wall carbon nanohorns. Appl
Phys A Mater Sci Process 100:379–383
35. Ajima K, Yudasaka M, Murakami T, Maigne
A, Shiba K, Iijima S (2005) Carbon nanohorns as anticancer drug carriers. Mol Pharm
2:475–480
36. Jianxun X, Yudasaka M, Kouraba S, Sekido M,
Yamamoto Y, Iijima S (2008) Single wall carbon nanohorn as a drug carrier for controlled
release. Chem Phys Lett 461:189–192
37. Guerra J, Herrero MA, Vazquez E (2014)
Carbon nanohorns as alternative gene delivery
vectors. RSC Adv 4:27315–27321
38. Li N, Zhao Q, Shu C, Ma X, Li R, Shen H et al
(2014) Targeted killing of cancer cells in vivo
and in vitro with IGF-IR antibody-directed
carbon nanohorns based drug delivery. Int J
Pharm 478:644–654
Anastasios Stergiou and Nikos Tagmatarchis
22. Mountrichas G, Ichihashi T, Pispas S,
Yudasaka M, Iijima S, Tagmatarchis N (2009)
Solubilization of carbon nanohorns by block
polyelectrolyte wrapping and templated formation of gold nanoparticles. J Phys Chem C
113:5444–5449
23. Pagona G, Tagmatarchis N, Fan J, Yudasaka
M, Iijima S (2006) Cone-end functionalization of carbon nanohorns. Chem Mater
18:3918–3920
24. Sandanayaka ASD, Pagona G, Tagmatarchis
N, Yudasaka M, Iijima S, Araki Y et al (2007)
Photoinduced electron-transfer processes
of carbon nanohorns with covalently linked
pyrene chromophores: charge-separation and
electron-migration systems. J Mater Chem
17:2540–2546
25. Pagona G, Sandanayaka ASD, Araki Y, Fan J,
Tagmatarchis N, Charalambidis G et al (2007)
Covalent functionalization of carbon nanohorns with porphyrins: nanohybrid formation
and photoinduced electron and energy transfer. Adv Funct Mater 17:1705–1711
26. Cioffi C, Campidelli S, Sooambar C, Marcaccio
M, Marcolongo G, Meneghetti M et al (2007)
Synthesis, characterization, and photoinduced electron transfer in functionalized single wall carbon nanohorns. J Am Chem Soc
129:3938–3945
27. Pagona G, Sandanayaka ASD, Hasobe T,
Charalambidis G, Coutsolelos AG, Yudasaka M
et al (2008) Characterization and photoelectrochemical properties of nanostructured thin
film composed of carbon nanohorns covalently
functionalized with porphyrins. J Phys Chem C
112:15735–15741
28. Rotas G, Sandanayaka ASD, Tagmatarchis
N, Ichihashi T, Yudasaka M, Iijima S et al
(2008) (Terpyridine)copper(II)-carbon nanohorns: metallo-nanocomplexes for photoinduced charge separation. J Am Chem Soc
130:4725–4731
29. Zhang M, Murakami T, Ajima K, Tsuchida
K, Sandanayaka ASD, Ito O et al (2008)
Fabrication of ZnPc/protein nanohorns for
double photodynamic and hyperthermic cancer phototherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
105:14773–14778
30. Sandanayaka ASD, Ito O, Zhang M, Ajima K,
Iijima S, Yudasaka M et al (2009) Photoinduced
electron transfer in zinc phthalocyanine loaded
on single-walled carbon nanohorns in aqueous
solution. Adv Mater 21:4366–4371
31. Karousis N, Ichihashi T, Chen S, Shinohara H,
Yudasaka M, Iijima S et al (2010) Imidazolium
modified carbon nanohorns: switchable solubility and stabilization of metal nanoparticles.
J Mater Chem 20:2959–2964
32. Vizuete M, Gomez-Escalonilla MJ, Fierro
JLG, Ohkubo K, Fukuzumi S, Yudasaka M
et al (2014) Photoinduced electron transfer in
a carbon nanohorn-C 60 conjugate. Chem Sci
5:2072–2080
33. Zhang MF, Yudasaka M, Ajima K, Miyawaki
A, Iijima S (2007) Light-assisted oxidation
of single-wall carbon nanohorns for abundant creation of oxygenated groups that
enable chemical modifications with proteins
to enhance biocompatibility. ACS Nano
1:265–272
34. Xu J, Zhang M, Nakamura M, Iijima S,
Yudasaka M (2010) Double oxidation with
oxygen and hydrogen peroxide for holeforming in single wall carbon nanohorns. Appl
Phys A Mater Sci Process 100:379–383
35. Ajima K, Yudasaka M, Murakami T, Maigne
A, Shiba K, Iijima S (2005) Carbon nanohorns as anticancer drug carriers. Mol Pharm
2:475–480
36. Jianxun X, Yudasaka M, Kouraba S, Sekido M,
Yamamoto Y, Iijima S (2008) Single wall carbon nanohorn as a drug carrier for controlled
release. Chem Phys Lett 461:189–192
37. Guerra J, Herrero MA, Vazquez E (2014)
Carbon nanohorns as alternative gene delivery
vectors. RSC Adv 4:27315–27321
38. Li N, Zhao Q, Shu C, Ma X, Li R, Shen H et al
(2014) Targeted killing of cancer cells in vivo
and in vitro with IGF-IR antibody-directed
carbon nanohorns based drug delivery. Int J
Pharm 478:644–654
Anastasios Stergiou and Nikos Tagmatarchis