Functionalized carbon nanotubes: properties and applications

YP Sun, K Fu, Y Lin, W Huang - Accounts of chemical research, 2002 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes can be functionalized via amidation and esterification of the nanotube-
bound carboxylic acids. The solubility of these functionalized carbon nanotubes makes it …

Soluble carbon nanotubes

D Tasis, N Tagmatarchis… - … –A European Journal, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes have attracted great interdisciplinary interest because of their unique
structure and properties. However, carbon‐nanotube research is challenged by several …

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with polystyrene

DE Hill, Y Lin, AM Rao, LF Allard, YP Sun - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
Single-walled and multiple-walled carbon nanotubes were functionalized with a polystyrene
copolymer, poly (styrene-co-p-(4-(4 '-vinylphenyl)-3-oxabutanol)). The functionalization …

Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes

A Bianco, K Kostarelos, CD Partidos… - Chemical …, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
The organic functionalisation of carbon nanotubes can improve substantially their solubility
and biocompatibility profile; as a consequence, their manipulation and integration into …

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with derivatized polyimide

D Hill, Y Lin, L Qu, A Kitaygorodskiy, JW Connell… - …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Single-walled and multiple-walled carbon nanotubes were functionalized with derivatized
polyimide for the homogeneous dispersion of the nanotubes. For the functionalization, the …

Sonication-assisted functionalization and solubilization of carbon nanotubes

W Huang, Y Lin, S Taylor, J Gaillard, AM Rao… - Nano Letters, 2002 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes were solubilized via functionalization with poly (propionylethylenimine-
co-ethylenimine). The diimide-activated amidation reaction for the functionalization was …

Advances in bioapplications of carbon nanotubes

F Lu, L Gu, MJ Meziani, X Wang, PG Luo… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This progress report provides an overview on recent advances in bioapplications of carbon
nanotubes including the chemical modification of carbon nanotubes, targeting specifically …

Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes

SB Sinnott - Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
There are many reasons why one would want to form chemical attachments to the walls or
ends of carbon nanotubes: these chemical bonds might be used to tailor the interaction of …

Functionalizing multiple-walled carbon nanotubes with aminopolymers

Y Lin, AM Rao, B Sadanadan, EA Kenik… - The Journal of Physical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Multiple-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) produced using the chemical vapor deposition
method were functionalized via attaching aminopolymer poly (propionylethylenimine-co …

Amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes for binding to polymers and biological systems

T Ramanathan, FT Fisher, RS Ruoff… - Chemistry of …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) functionalized with amino groups were prepared
via chemical modification of carboxyl groups introduced on the carbon nanotube surface …