Carbon Nanostructures in Medicine and Biology I

Monday, May 12, 2014: 08:00-09:40
Bonnet Creek Ballroom X, Lobby Level (Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek)
Chair:
Daniel A Heller
08:20
08:40
Cytotoxicity and Biocompatibility of Highly Water-Soluble Graphene Nanoribbons Derivitized with p-Carboxyphenyldiazonium Salt
S. J. Corr (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine), S. Shamsudeen (College of Engineering, Swansea University, Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist), A. Gizzatov (Department of Chemistry, Rice University), L. J. Wilson (Rice University), M. Ware (Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, College of Engineering, Swansea University), S. Curley (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University), B. Godin (Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute), P. Rees (College of Engineering, Swansea University, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard), H. Summers (College of Engineering, Swansea University), and R. Serda (Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research institute)
09:00
Enhancing MRI Relaxivity of the Gd3+ Ions Coordinated to Carboxylated Highly Water-Soluble Graphene Nanoribbons
A. Gizzatov, V. Keshishian, A. Guven, A. M. Dimiev (Rice University), F. Qu, R. Muthupillai (St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital), R. G. Bryant (University of Virginia), J. M. Tour, and L. J. Wilson (Rice University)
09:20
Gd-EMF-IL-13 and 177lu-EMF-IL-13 Endohedral Metallofullerene: A Targeting Diagnostic and Therapeutic Platform for Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Tumors
B. Kiselev (Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine), J. Zhang (Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University), S. Murphy, T. Li, Z. Sheng (Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute), and H. C. Dorn (Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University)