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

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>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.</p>