Polyelectrolyte-grafted carbon nanotubes: Synthesis, reversible phase-transition behavior, and tribological properties as lubricant additives

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (21) ◽  
pp. 7225-7237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Pei ◽  
Yanqiu Xia ◽  
Weimin Liu ◽  
Bo Yu ◽  
Jingcheng Hao
RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (41) ◽  
pp. 24570-24576
Author(s):  
Eriko Shimura ◽  
Tomomi Tanaka ◽  
Yuki Kuwahara ◽  
Takeshi Saito ◽  
Toshiki Sugai ◽  
...  

Optimized experimental conditions in the presence of sodium borate achieved the selective release of (6,4) nanotubes into the liquid phase.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Tiainen ◽  
Marina Lobanova ◽  
Erno Karjalainen ◽  
Heikki Tenhu ◽  
Sami Hietala

Nanodiamonds (NDs) can considerably improve the mechanical and thermal properties of polymeric composites. However, the tendency of NDs to aggregate limits the potential of these non-toxic, mechanically- and chemically-robust nanofillers. In this work, tough, flexible, and stimuli-responsive polyelectrolyte films composed of cross-linked poly(butyl acrylate-co-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (P(BA-co-DMAEMA)) were prepared by photopolymerization. The effects of the added carboxylate-functionalized NDs on their mechanical and stimuli-responsive properties were studied. When the negatively charged NDs were added to the polymerization media directly, the mechanical properties of the films changed only slightly, because of the uneven distribution of the aggregated NDs in the films. In order to disperse and distribute the NDs more evenly, a prepolymerized polycation block copolymer complexing agent was used during the photopolymerization process. This approach improved the mechanical properties of the films and enhanced their thermally-induced, reversible phase-transition behavior.


2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 1002-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Watase ◽  
Takayuki Kitamura ◽  
Nobuko Kanehisa ◽  
Masami Nakamoto ◽  
Yasushi Kai ◽  
...  

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