Radiation Protection Using Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Derivatives
- Author:
- Price, Brandi Katherine
- Published:
- December 2011.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Leonard, Ashley
Doyle, Condell Dewayne
Lu, Meng
Tour, James M.
FROM
Kosynkin, Dimitry V.
Lucente-Schultz, Rebecca - Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- This invention is a means of radiation protection, or cellular oxidative stress mitigation, via a sequence of quenching radical species using nano-engineered scaffolds, specifically single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and their derivatives. The material can be used as a means of radiation protection by reducing the number of free radicals within, or nearby, organelles, cells, tissue, organs, or living organisms, thereby reducing the risk of damage to DNA and other cellular components (i.e., RNA, mitochondria, membranes, etc.) that can lead to chronic and/or acute pathologies, including but not limited to cancer, cardiovascular disease, immuno-suppression, and disorders of the central nervous system. In addition, this innovation could be used as a prophylactic or antidote for accidental radiation exposure, during high-altitude or space travel where exposure to radiation is anticipated, or to protect from exposure from deliberate terrorist or wartime use of radiation- containing weapons.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 20120001216.
MSC-24383-1.
NASA Tech Briefs, December 2011; 21. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright.
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
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