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Table 7 Solvation free energies (ΔGsol) and association free energies (ΔGass) of drugs–CNT compounds

From: Effect of functionalization on the adsorption performance of carbon nanotube as a drug delivery system for imatinib: molecular simulation study

Species

ΔG(sol) (kcal/mol)

ΔG(ass) (kcal/mol)

D(drug)

− 27.21

–

CNT

− 8.882

–

CNT-OH

− 109.38

–

CNT-COOH

− 104.49

–

CNT-D

− 73.53

37.438

CNT-OH-D-CO

− 114.62

− 21.97

CNT-COOH-D-CO

− 119.77

− 11.93

CNT-OH-D-PY

− 60.25

− 76.34

CNT-COOH-D-PY

− 56.24

− 75.46