Method for Functionalizing Nanotubes and Improved Polymer-Nanotube Composites Formed Using Same
AssigneeThe Johns Hopkins University
InventorsJennifer L. Sample, Amy A. Hofstra
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Abstract
A polymerizable ligand comprising, in one embodiment, a polyaromatic compound, with a terminal functional group, non-covalently bonded to the sidewalls of carbon nanotubes. This structure preserves the structural, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical properties of the CNTs and ensures that an unhindered functional group is available to bond with an extended polymer matrix thereby resulting in an improved polymer-nanotube composite.
Claims21
A method for providing a polymerizable functionality to carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the method comprising the step of non-covalently bonding a polymerizable ligand to the CNTs.
A method for providing a polymerizable functionality to carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the method comprising the step of non-covalently bonding vinylanthracene to the sidewalls of the CNTs.
A polymer-nanotube composite comprising:
- carbon nanotubes (CNTs) functionalized by having a ploymerizable ligand non-covalently bonded thereto;
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- a polymer bound to the functionalized CNTs.
A polymer-nanotube composite comprising:
- carbon nanotubes (CNTs) functionalized by having vinylanthracene non-covalently bonded to the sidewalls thereof;
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- nylon bound to the functionalized CNTs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.