Polymers containing fullerene or carbon nanotube structures

C Wang, ZX Guo, S Fu, W Wu, D Zhu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2004 - Elsevier
This review deals with recent progress in studies of polymeric covalent and noncovalent
modifications of fullerenes (mainly C60) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and their …

Advances toward bioapplications of carbon nanotubes

Y Lin, S Taylor, H Li, KAS Fernando, L Qu… - Journal of Materials …, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioapplications of carbon nanotubes have been predicted and explored ever since the
discovery of these one-dimensional carbon allotropes. Indeed, carbon nanotubes have …

Reinforcing epoxy polymer composites through covalent integration of functionalized nanotubes

J Zhu, H Peng, F Rodriguez‐Macias… - Advanced functional …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Strong interfacial bonding and homogenous dispersion have been found to be necessary
conditions to take full advantage of the extraordinary properties of nanotubes for …

Controlled functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by in situ atom transfer radical polymerization

H Kong, C Gao, D Yan - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The in situ ATRP (atom transfer radical polymerization)“grafting from” approach was
successfully applied to graft poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) onto the convex surfaces of …

Direct electron transfer of glucose oxidase promoted by carbon nanotubes

C Cai, J Chen - Analytical biochemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
A stable suspension of carbon nanotubes (CNT) was obtained by dispersing the CNT in a
solution of surfactant, such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB, a cationic …

Synthesis and Properties of a Water‐Soluble Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube–Poly(m‐aminobenzene sulfonic acid) Graft Copolymer

B Zhao, H Hu, RC Haddon - Advanced Functional Materials, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (m‐aminobenzene sulfonic acid)(PABS), was covalently bonded to single‐walled
carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to form a water‐soluble nanotube–polymer compound (SWNT …

Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by atom transfer radical polymerization and defunctionalization of the products

H Kong, C Gao, D Yan - Macromolecules, 2004 - ACS Publications
A core− shell hybrid nanostructure, possessing a hard backbone of multiwalled carbon
nanotube (MWNT) and a soft shell of brushlike polystyrene (PS), was successfully prepared …

Solubilization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane towards the fabrication of electrochemical biosensors with promoted electron transfer

JHT Luong, S Hrapovic, D Wang… - … Journal Devoted to …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A simple procedure has been described for the fabrication of multi‐wall carbon nanotube
(CNT) based electrochemical sensors. 3‐Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) induced …

Direct electron transfer and bioelectrocatalysis of hemoglobin at a carbon nanotube electrode

C Cai, J Chen - Analytical biochemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
A stable suspension of carbon nanotube (CNT) can be obtained by dispersing the CNT in
the solution of the surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. CNT has promotion effects …

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 …