JOURNAL ARTICLE

Solubilisation of multi walled carbon nanotubes by α-pyrene functionalised PMMA and their liquid crystalline self-organisation

Stefan MeuerLydia BraunRudolf Zentel

Year: 2008 Journal:   Chemical Communications Pages: 3166-3166   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

alpha-Pyrene functionalised poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) chains were synthesised by RAFT polymerisation and found to be highly efficient to solubilise and disentangle multi walled carbon nanotubes that can now self-organise as liquid crystalline phases in PMMA and PEG 400 matrices.

Keywords:
Raft Pyrene Carbon nanotube Methyl methacrylate Materials science Chemical engineering Polymerization Liquid crystalline PEG ratio Carbon fibers Polymer chemistry Polymer Organic chemistry Nanotechnology Chemistry Composite material

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Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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