Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes can be functionalized --- that is specific functional groups attached to the nanotube --- improving compability with a variety of materials. (RDC 4/16/2009)
Recent US Patents
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Recent Journal Articles
To get to the abstract or article, copy the citation and paste it into favorite search engine (ex. Google). The date is the date the entry was found. 2/20/2009 Nylon 610/functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube composite prepared from in-situ interfacial polymerization (p 6041-6050) Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 46 #18 (2008) Phase separation of polymer-functionalized SWNTs within a PMMA/polystyrene blend (p 450-458) Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 47 #2 (2009) 11/21/2008 Toughness Enhancement in ROMP Functionalized Carbon Nanotube/Polydicyclopentadiene Composites (7060–7068) Chemistry of Materials 20 #22 (2008) 10/31/1008 Effect of compatibilizer on morphology, thermal, and rheological properties of polypropylene/functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite (p 1028-1033) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 111 #2 (2009) 10/24/2008 The influence of single-walled carbon nanotube functionalization on the electronic properties of their polyaniline composites ( 1909-1917) Carbon 46 #14 (2008) 9/19/2008 Poly(oxyalkylene)diamine-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube/Perfluorosulfonated Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Water State, and Conductivity (5756 – 5767) Chemistry of Materials 20 #18 (2008) Amino-functionalized multiple-walled carbon nanotubes-polyimide nanocomposite films fabricated by in situ polymerization (p 701-705) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #2 (2008
Review Articles
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Editor's Notes
As the literature is reviewed, and items of interest concerning this topic are found. These may be added in an abbreviated form with the reference. Readers and contributors are invited to add their own notes. Contributors may add them directly and other readers can simply send their notes to the editor, Roger Corneliussen at rcorneliussen@4spe.org. He may edit and add them to this page at his discretion.