Progress towards monodisperse single-walled carbon nanotubes

MC Hersam - Nature nanotechnology, 2008 - nature.com
The defining characteristic of a nanomaterial is that its properties vary as a function of its
size. This size dependence can be clearly observed in single-walled carbon nanotubes …

Carbon nanotube synthesis and organization

E Joselevich, H Dai, J Liu, K Hata… - … : advanced topics in the …, 2008 - Springer
The synthesis, sorting and organization of carbon nanotubes are major challengestoward
future applications. This chapter reviews recent advances in these topics, addressing both …

Carbon nanotube-quenched fluorescent oligonucleotides: probes that fluoresce upon hybridization

R Yang, J Jin, Y Chen, N Shao, H Kang… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
We report an effective, novel self-assembled single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) complex
with an oligonucleotide and demonstrate its feasibility in recognizing and detecting specific …

Noncovalent assembly of carbon nanotubes and single-stranded DNA: an effective sensing platform for probing biomolecular interactions

R Yang, Z Tang, J Yan, H Kang, Y Kim, Z Zhu… - Analytical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we report the assembly of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and
single-stranded DNA to develop a new class of fluorescent biosensors which are able to …

Photofunctional nanomaterials composed of multiporphyrins and carbon-based π-electron acceptors

S Fukuzumi, T Kojima - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent development of artificial photosynthetic systems using photofunctional
nanomaterials composed of multiporphyrins and carbon-based π-electron acceptors such …

Adsorption of selected volatile organic vapors on multiwall carbon nanotubes

Y Shih, M Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes are expected to play an important role in sensing, pollution treatment and
separation techniques. This study examines the adsorption behaviors of volatile organic …

Self-assembled tetrapyrrole–fullerene and tetrapyrrole–carbon nanotube donor–acceptor hybrids for light induced electron transfer applications

R Chitta, F D'Souza - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article highlights the recent progress made in the design and study of self-
assembled supramolecular architectures based on tetrapyrrole macrocycles as donors, and …

Methodology for homogeneous dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes by physical modification

T Fujigaya, N Nakashima - Polymer journal, 2008 - nature.com
Science and technology on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an expanding field aiming at
ascertaining their intrinsic properties and taking advantage of their inviting possibilities …

Metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes for conductive nanocomposites

W Wang, KAS Fernando, Y Lin… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
This article reports an unambiguous demonstration that bulk-separated metallic single-
walled carbon nanotubes offer superior performance (consistently and substantially better …

[PDF][PDF] Enhanced environmental mobility of carbon nanotubes in the presence of humic acid and their removal from aqueous solution

P Wang, Q Shi, H Liang, DW Steuerman… - …, 2008 - techtransfer.universityofcalifornia …
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are important structural blocks for the preparation of composites
with unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties, and their production is expected …