JOURNAL ARTICLE

Polystyrene grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Milo S. P. ShafferKrzysztof Kozioł

Year: 2002 Journal:   Chemical Communications Pages: 2074-2075   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Oxidised, multi-walled, carbon nanotubes can be grafted with polystyrene molecules using an situ radical polymerisation reaction, thereby dramatically modifying their solubility and their suitability for nanocomposite applications.

Keywords:
Polystyrene Carbon nanotube Nanocomposite Materials science Molecule Polymer chemistry Carbon fibers Solubility Chemical engineering Polymerization Nanotechnology Polymer Chemistry Organic chemistry Composite material Composite number

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Topics

Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Conducting polymers and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Graphene research and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
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