Reversible biogel for manipulation and separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes
AssigneeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
InventorsLinda McGown, Omkaram Nalamasu, Yuehua Yu
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Abstract
The invention provides the use of novel, binary guanosine gels for simple, rapid and nondestructive solubilization of individual single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at high concentrations. The gels exhibit selectivity between metallic and semiconducting SWNTs and, further, among SWNTs with different chiralities.
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A binary guanosine gel comprising a hydrophilic guanosine compound and a hydrophobic guanosine compound.
A method of producing a binary guanosine gel, the method comprising:
- combining a hydrophilic guanosine compound and a hydrophobic guanosine compound, and
- inducing gelation of the combination to produce a binary guanosine gel.
A method of producing a binary guanosine gel, the method comprising
- combining CNTs with a hydrophilic guanosine compound and a hydrophobic guanosine compound, wherein the CNTs comprise metallic nanotubes and semi-conducting nanotubes, and
- inducing gelation of the combination to produce a binary guanosine gel.
A method of producing a binary guanosine gel, the method comprising:
- combining a hydrophilic guanosine compound and a hydrophobic guanosine compound,
- suspending a heat-sensitive component or a nanocomponent in the combination and
- inducing gelation of the combination while the heat-sensitive component or nanocomponent is suspended in the combination.
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