Non-covalent polymer wrap** of carbon nanotubes and the role of wrapped polymers as functional dispersants

T Fujigaya, N Nakashima - Science and technology of advanced …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been recognized as a promising material in a wide range of
applications from biotechnology to energy-related devices. However, the poor solubility in …

Chemistry of carbon nanotubes

D Tasis, N Tagmatarchis, A Bianco, M Prato - Chemical reviews, 2006 - ACS Publications
The unidirectional growth of materials to form nanowires or nanotubes has attracted
enormous interest in recent years. Within the different classes of tubes made of organic or …

Intrinsic peroxidase-like catalytic activity of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots and their application in the colorimetric detection of H2O2 and glucose

L Lin, X Song, Y Chen, M Rong, T Zhao, Y Wang… - Analytica chimica …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, the highly intrinsic peroxidase-like catalytic activity of nitrogen-doped
graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) is revealed. This activity was greatly dependent on pH …

Toxicity issues in the application of carbon nanotubes to biological systems

CP Firme III, PR Bandaru - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have recently emerged as a new option for possible use in
methodologies of cancer treatment, bioengineering, and gene therapy. This review analyzes …

A water-soluble pillar [6] arene: synthesis, host–guest chemistry, and its application in dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in water

G Yu, M Xue, Z Zhang, J Li, C Han… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A Water-Soluble Pillar[6]arene: Synthesis, Host–Guest Chemistry, and Its Application in
Dispersion of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Water | Journal of the American Chemical Society …

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes

A Hirsch, O Vostrowsky - Functional Molecular Nanostructures: -/-, 2005 - Springer
Through functionalization of carbon nanotubes, ie, the attachment of appropriate chemical
functionalities onto their conjugated sp 2 carbon scaffold, the prerequisites for faciliating the …

Graphene oxide-assisted dispersion of pristine multiwalled carbon nanotubes in aqueous media

C Zhang, L Ren, X Wang, T Liu - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) sheets, considered as “soft” two-dimensional macromolecules
containing multiple aromatic regions and hydrophilic oxygen groups, can adsorb the pristine …

Supramolecular donor–acceptor hybrids of porphyrins/phthalocyanines with fullerenes/carbon nanotubes: electron transfer, sensing, switching, and catalytic …

F D'Souza, O Ito - Chemical communications, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the three-dimensional electron-accepting fullerene has been found to be an excellent
building block for self-assembled supramolecular systems, we have investigated …

Carbon nanotubes in electron donor− acceptor nanocomposites

DM Guldi, GMA Rahman, F Zerbetto… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
This Account presents recent advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and
potential applications of new hybrid materials based on carbon nanotube and electron …

Multifunctional molecular carbon materials—from fullerenes to carbon nanotubes

DM Guldi, GMA Rahman, V Sgobba… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review covers the timely topic of carbon nanostructures—fullerenes and carbon
nanotubes—in combination with metalloporphyrins as integrative components for electron …