25th anniversary article: chemically modified/doped carbon nanotubes & graphene for optimized nanostructures & nanodevices

UN Maiti, WJ Lee, JM Lee, Y Oh, JY Kim… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Outstanding pristine properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene have limited the scope
for real‐life applications without precise controllability of the material structures and …

A review on carbon nanotube/polymer composites for organic solar cells

G Keru, PG Ndungu, VO Nyamori - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique properties, such as their electrical conductivity, that
enable them to be combined with conducting polymers to form composites for use in organic …

Fouling reduction and retention increment of polyethersulfone nanofiltration membranes embedded by amine-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes

V Vatanpour, M Esmaeili, MHDA Farahani - Journal of Membrane Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Flat sheet asymmetric amine-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (NH 2-MWCNTs)/
polyethersulfone (PES) nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes with different nanofiller …

Melt-processed poly (vinyl alcohol) composites filled with microcrystalline cellulose from waste cotton fabrics

X Sun, C Lu, Y Liu, W Zhang, X Zhang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Waste cotton fabrics (WCFs), which are generated in a large volume from the textile industry,
have caused serious disposal problem. Recycling WCFs into value-added products is one of …

Synthesis and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol based multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites

EY Malikov, MB Muradov, OH Akperov… - Physica E: Low …, 2014 - Elsevier
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition over an Fe–
Co/alumina catalyst. Nanotubes were then oxidized and grafted with polyvinyl alcohol …

Shape memory polymer nanocomposites: nano-reinforcement and multifunctionalization

H Lu, M Lei, Y Yao, K Yu, YQ Fu - … and Nanotechnology Letters, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Shape memory capability and tailorable properties enable shape memory polymer (SMP)
with great potential applications in biomedicine, aerospace, electronic engineering, civil …

Progress in carbon fiber and its polypropylene-and polyethylene-based composites

H Shaikh, SKH Gulrez, A Anis, AM Poulose… - Polymer-Plastics …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Due to their lightweight and excellent toughness, carbon fiber (CF) and its reinforced
thermoplastic composites are suitable for high-performance applications such as aerospace …

Polymer nanocomposites: New advanced dielectric materials for energy storage applications

VK Thakur, MR Kessler - Advanced Energy Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments in the field of energy storage materials are expected to provide
sustainable solutions to problems related to energy density and storage. Energy storage …

Can amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes carry functional nerve growth factor?

W Chen, Q Xiong, Q Ren, Y Guo… - Neural regeneration …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Carbon nanotubes can carry protein into cells to induce biological effects. Amino-
functionalized carbon nanotubes are soluble and biocompatible, have high reactivity and …

Effect of modified filler surfaces and filler-tethered polymer chains on morphology and physical properties of poly (azo-pyridyl-urethane)/multi-walled carbon nanotube …

A Kausar, ST Hussain - Journal of Plastic Film & Sheeting, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Poly (azo-pyridyl-urethane)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (PAPU/MWCNT) nanocomposites
were prepared by first synthesizing polyurethane followed by solution dispersing MWCNT in …