End-to-end joining of nanotubes
AssigneeUniversity of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
InventorsAlan J. Russell, Sang B. Lee
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Abstract
A method for joining nanotubes end-to-end, includes contacting the nanotubes with a joining fluid. The joining fluid has at least one property that is different from at least one property associated with ends of the nanotubes. In one embodiment, the method further includes contacting the nanotubes with a first, treating fluid and removing the bulk first fluid before the nanotubes are contacted with the joining fluid. The joining fluid is immiscible in the treating fluid to effect end-to-end joining of the nanotubes.
Claims49
A method for joining nanotubes end-to-end, comprising:
- contacting the nanotubes with a treating fluid, the treating fluid being retained by the ends of the nanotubes;
- removing bulk treating fluid;
- and
- contacting the nanotubes with a joining fluid which is immiscible in the treating fluid, the joining fluid having at least one physiochemical property that is different from at least one physiochemical property of a treating fluid retained within the ends of the nanotubes to effect end-to-end joining of the nanotubes.
A method for joining nanotubes end-to-end, comprising:
- contacting the nanotubes with a joining fluid;
- the joining fluid having at least one physiochemical property that is different from at least one physiochemical property of a treating fluid retained within the ends of the nanotubes to effect end-to-end joining of the nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes are formed from one or more amphiphilic diacetylenic compounds.
A composition comprising end-to-end joined nanotubes formed by:
- contacting the nanotubes with a treating fluid, the treating fluid being retained by the ends of the nanotubes;
- removing bulk treating fluid;
- and
- contacting nanotubes with the joining fluid, which is immiscible in the treating fluid, the joining fluid having at least one physiochemical property that is different from at least one physiochemical property of a treating fluid retained within the ends of the nanotubes to effect end-to-end joining of the nanotubes.
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