Chemical engineering of the single-walled carbon nanotube− nylon 6 interface

J Gao, B Zhao, ME Itkis, E Bekyarova… - Journal of the …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We report an approach to the chemical engineering of the single-walled carbon nanotube
(SWNT)− polymer interfacial interaction in a nylon 6 graft copolymer composite which is …

Morphology and crystallization behavior of HDPE/CNT nanocomposite

SL Kodjie, L Li, B Li, W Cai, CY Li… - … Science, Part B: Physics, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Polymer carbon nanotube nanocomposites (PCNs) represent the first realized major
commercial application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In this study, high density polyethylene …

Effects of polarity and pH on the solubility of acid-treated carbon nanotubes in different media

YT Shieh, GL Liu, HH Wu, CC Lee - Carbon, 2007 - Elsevier
The aggregation of acid-treated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a solid and their solubility in
solvents of different polarity and in water of different pH were investigated as a function of …

Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with well-defined polymers by radical coupling

Y Liu, Z Yao, A Adronov - Macromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
Polystyrene and poly [(tert-butyl acrylate)-b-styrene] with well-defined molecular weights and
polydispersities were prepared by nitroxide-mediated free-radical polymerization. The …

Solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with diamine-terminated oligomeric poly (ethylene glycol) in different functionalization reactions

W Huang, S Fernando, LF Allard, YP Sun - Nano letters, 2003 - ACS Publications
A comparative study is reported on the solubilization of as-prepared and purified single-
walled carbon nanotubes with diamine-terminated oligomeric poly (ethylene glycol) in …

Effect of functionalized carbon nanotubes on molecular interaction and properties of polyurethane composites

NG Sahoo, YC Jung, HJ Yoo… - … chemistry and physics, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Functionalized MWNTs were incorporated into PU by solution mixing to improve the
mechanical and thermal properties of composites. A homogeneous dispersion of MWNTs …

Polyimide-functionalized carbon nanotubes: synthesis and dispersion in nanocomposite films

L Qu, Y Lin, DE Hill, B Zhou, W Wang, X Sun… - …, 2004 - ACS Publications
In the preparation of high-quality polymeric carbon nanocomposites, the full compatibility of
carbon nanotubes as the filler with the matrix polymer is required. For such a purpose, an …

Space durable polymer/carbon nanotube films for electrostatic charge mitigation

JG Smith Jr, JW Connell, DM Delozier, PT Lillehei… - Polymer, 2004 - Elsevier
Low color, flexible, space environmentally durable polymeric materials possessing sufficient
surface resistivity (106–1010Ω/square) for electrostatic charge (ESC) mitigation are of …

PVK-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes with effective photoinduced electron transfer

W Wu, S Zhang, Y Li, J Li, L Liu, Y Qin, ZX Guo… - …, 2003 - ACS Publications
SWNTs are among the most attractive one-dimensional materials in the scientific world.
Recently, considerable work has been done to modify SWNTs in order to bring these …

Double-stranded DNA single-walled carbon nanotube hybrids for optical hydrogen peroxide and glucose sensing

Y Xu, PE Pehrsson, L Chen, R Zhang… - The journal of physical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The unique optical properties of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)
are exquisitely sensitive to variations in the surrounding environments. Here, we have …