Abstract

Carbon nanotubes can be functionalized via amidation and esterification of the nanotube-bound carboxylic acids. The solubility of these functionalized carbon nanotubes makes it possible to characterize and study the properties of carbon nanotubes using solution-based techniques. Representative results concerning the solubility, dispersion, defunctionalization, and optical properties of the functionalized carbon nanotubes are presented. Several examples for the use of functionalized carbon nanotubes in the fabrication of polymeric carbon nanocomposites, the probing of nanotube-molecule interactions, and the conjugation with biological species are highlighted and discussed.

Keywords

Carbon nanotubeSolubilityCarbon nanobudMaterials scienceSelective chemistry of single-walled nanotubesNanotechnologyNanocompositeDispersion (optics)Carbon fibersMoleculeChemical engineeringNanotubeChemistryOrganic chemistryOptical properties of carbon nanotubesComposite materialComposite number

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AnimalsBiopolymersCarbonNanotechnologyProteinsSerum AlbuminBovineSolubility

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Year
2002
Type
review
Volume
35
Issue
12
Pages
1096-1104
Citations
1607
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Ya‐Ping Sun, Kefu Fu, Yi Lin et al. (2002). Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes:  Properties and Applications. Accounts of Chemical Research , 35 (12) , 1096-1104. https://doi.org/10.1021/ar010160v

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10.1021/ar010160v
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