Modeling the structure‐property relationships of nanoneedles: A journey toward nanomedicine

@article{Poater2009ModelingTS,
  title={Modeling the structure‐property relationships of nanoneedles: A journey toward nanomedicine},
  author={Albert Poater and Ana Gallegos Saliner and Ramon Carb{\'o}-Dorca and Jordi Poater and Miquel Sol{\`a} and Luigi Cavallo and Andrew Paul Worth},
  journal={Journal of Computational Chemistry},
  year={2009},
  volume={30}
}
Innovative biomedical techniques operational at the nanoscale level are being developed in therapeutics, including advanced drug delivery systems and targeted nanotherapy. Ultrathin needles provide a low invasive and highly selective means for molecular delivery and cell manipulation. This article studies the geometry and the stability of a family of packed carbon nanoneedles (CNNs) formed by units of 4, 6, and 8 carbons, by using quantum chemistry computational modeling methods. At the limit… 
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