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Post-Production Separation And Functionalization Of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Kurukulasuriya Fernando
Post-Production Separation And Functionalization Of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Kurukulasuriya Fernando
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are considered to have many potential applications due to their unique structural, physical, chemical and electronic properties. Because the rigid structure of carbon nanotube determines its toughness in dissolution, the processing capability of carbon nanotube is strongly limited. My carbon nanotube functionalization research was mainly focused on developing innovative methods to functionalize nanotubes with various polymers and large aromatic molecules to make them soluble to study their interesting properties and applications. In this dissertation, different methods for the functionalization and solubilization of carbon nanotubes are described. The co-existence of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes has …
Functionalized Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, And Applications, Liangwei Qu
Functionalized Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, And Applications, Liangwei Qu
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Due to their unique electronic, optical, catalytic and mechanical properties, nanomaterials (nanoparticles and nanotubes) have been attracting much attention over the past decades. In this dissertation, polymeric nanoparticles bearing derivatized D-mannose and galactose molecules were prepared via dispersion polymerization and their interactions with various bacterial cells were studied. The results show that there are strong adhesin-specific interactions of the nanoparticles with E. coli cells, resulting significant nanoparticles-madiated cell agglutination.
Poly(ethylene glycol)-coated magnetic polymer nanoparticles were synthesized through miniemulsion polymerization by using macromonomer as both a comonomer and a surfactant. The resulting magnetic polymer nanoparticles were successfully used for bio-detection and …