Silicon-Doped Nanotube (Si-CNT) as Drug Delivery Nanocarrier for Osteoporosis Drug: Quantum Chemical Study

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This study used DFT calculations to show that silicon-doped carbon nanotubes (Si-CNT) can effectively adsorb the BMSF-BENZ drug molecule, suggesting Si-CNT is a promising candidate for drug delivery.

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The study uses density functional theory (DFT) with a 6-31G** basis set and B3LYP level to examine different adsorption configurations of the osteoporosis drug molecule BMSF-BENZ on silicon-doped carbon nanotube (Si-CNT) nanoclusters, testing multiple surface active sites (including Br, N8, N9, N58, O35, O41, and S). Optimized structures are analyzed with QTAIM and molecular orbital methods, and the authors report that the N8 site yields the shortest nanocluster–drug distance and the most favorable adsorption, especially on the Si-CNT nanotube. Interaction is further characterized by adsorption energies and quantum chemical descriptors, including gas-phase Eads values (reported for multiple sites/models), and solvation Gibbs free energy analyses used to support “spontaneous” interaction. A major limitation is that the work is entirely quantum-chemical/computational (no experimental validation) and is presented as a preprint not peer reviewed. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the potential and capability of Si-CNT to detect and adsorb BMSF-BENZ ((4-bromo-7-methoxy-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-{[3-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]methyl}-2-[4-(propane-2-))yl) phenyl]-1H-1,3-benzothiazole) molecular. For this purpose, we considered different configurations for adsorbing BMSF-BENZ drug on the surface of the Si-CNT nanocluster. All considered configurations are optimized using DFT theory at the 6-31G** basis set and B3LYP level of theory, and then from optimized structures, for each nanoparticle, we selected four stable models for the adsorption of BMSF-BENZ from (Br, N8, N9, N58, O35, O41 and S) active sites on the surface the selected nanoparticle. and Quantum theory of atoms in Molecular Analysis (QTAIM), and Molecular Orbital Analysis (MO) was also established. The calculated results indicate that the distance between nanocluster and drug from the N8 site is lower than from all other locations sites for all investigated nanoparticles, and adsorption of BMSF-BENZ from the N8 site is more favorable especially for the Si-CNT nanotube. The adsorption energy, hardness, softness, and fermi energy results reveal that the interaction of BMSF-BENZ with Si-CNT, is an encouraging adsorbent for this drug as Eads of BMSF-BENZ/Si-CNT complexes are (-5.15, -24.21, -8.22, -17.03, -13.16, -2.22, -12.70) kcal/mol in the gas phase. As well, the appropriate and spontaneous interaction between the BMSF-BENZ drug and Si-CNT nanoparticle was confirmed by investigating the quantum chemical molecular descriptors and solvation Gibbs free energies of all atoms. Si-CNT can be used as an amperometric sensor to detect the BMSF-BENZ drug molecule. Thus, we propose that the Si-CNT can be a promising candidate as a drug delivery vehicle for BMSF-BENZ drug molecules.
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For this purpose, we considered different configurations for adsorbing BMSF-BENZ drug on the surface of the Si-CNT nanocluster. All considered configurations are optimized using DFT theory at the 6-31G** basis set and B3LYP level of theory, and then from optimized structures, for each nanoparticle, we selected four stable models for the adsorption of BMSF-BENZ from (Br, N 8 , N 9 , N 58 , O 35 , O 41 and S) active sites on the surface the selected nanoparticle. and Quantum theory of atoms in Molecular Analysis (QTAIM), and Molecular Orbital Analysis (MO) was also established. The calculated results indicate that the distance between nanocluster and drug from the N 8 site is lower than from all other locations sites for all investigated nanoparticles, and adsorption of BMSF-BENZ from the N 8 site is more favorable especially for the Si-CNT nanotube. The adsorption energy, hardness, softness, and fermi energy results reveal that the interaction of BMSF-BENZ with Si-CNT, is an encouraging adsorbent for this drug as Eads of BMSF-BENZ/Si-CNT complexes are (-5.15, -24.21, -8.22, -17.03, -13.16, -2.22, -12.70) kcal/mol in the gas phase. As well, the appropriate and spontaneous interaction between the BMSF-BENZ drug and Si-CNT nanoparticle was confirmed by investigating the quantum chemical molecular descriptors and solvation Gibbs free energies of all atoms. Si-CNT can be used as an amperometric sensor to detect the BMSF-BENZ drug molecule. Thus, we propose that the Si-CNT can be a promising candidate as a drug delivery vehicle for BMSF-BENZ drug molecules. 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