Constructing polymer brushes on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by in situ reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization

Polymer ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 47 (16) ◽  
pp. 5909-5918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoyong Xu ◽  
Wei-Tai Wu ◽  
Yusong Wang ◽  
Wenmin Pang ◽  
Qingren Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Chain Transfer ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Reversible Addition ◽  
Chain Transfer Polymerization

Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Covered with Cobalt (II) Phthalocyanine by In Situ Synthesis and its Electrochemical Sensing Performance towards DA and UA

2014 ◽  
Vol 809-810 ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Hua Hua Wang ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
Kai Li ◽  
Yuan Bu ◽  
Wen Le Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Thick Layer ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Platinum Particles

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as an excellent supporter covered with a thick layer of cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) were prepared by in-situ synthesis. Platinum particles were adopted to enhance the conductivity of CoPc-MWCNTs. The final nanocomposite Pt-CoPc-MWCNTs was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Strong aromatic π-π stacking between MWCNTs and CoPc made CoPc in-situ forming on MWCNTs. With homogeneous thickness of CoPc covered on the MWCNTs and Pt particles equally distributed, the nanocomposite was used as electrocatalyst. The electrochemical properties of the composite got researched by casting the dispersion of Pt-CoPc-MWCNTs on the glassy carbon electrode. Compared with other modified electrodes, Pt-CoPc-MWCNTs/GC electrode exhibited excellent electrochemical activity towards dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA). Linear responses for DA and UA were obtained in the ranges of 5 to 170 μM and 5 to 100 μM, and limits of detection were 2.6 and 1.4 μM (S/N= 3), respectively. Simultaneous detection of DA and UA in the presence of ascorbic acid (AA) also displayed selective property, with no interference to each other.

scholarly journals Miniemulsion copolymerization of (meth)acrylates in the presence of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes for reinforced coating applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1328-1337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertha T Pérez-Martínez ◽  
Lorena Farías-Cepeda ◽  
Víctor M Ovando-Medina ◽  
José M Asua ◽  
Lucero Rosales-Marines ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Miniemulsion Polymerization ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Neat Polymer ◽  
In Situ Composites ◽  
3D Network ◽  
Insoluble Polymer

Film forming, stable hybrid latexes made of methyl metacrylate (MMA), butyl acrylate (BA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) copolymer reinforced with modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by in situ miniemulsion polymerization. The MWCNTs were pretreated by an air sonication process and stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone. The presence of the MWCNTs had no significant effect on the polymerization kinetics, but strongly affected the polymer characteristics (T g and insoluble polymer fraction). The performance of the in situ composites was compared with that of the neat polymer dispersion as well as with those of the polymer/MWCNT physical blends. The in situ composites showed the presence of an additional phase likely due to the strong interaction between the polymer and MWNCTs (including grafting) that reduced the mobility of the polymer chains. As a result, a substantial increase of both the storage and the loss moduli was achieved. At 60 °C, which is above the main transition region of the polymer, the in situ composites maintained the reinforcement, whereas the blends behaved as a liquid-like material. This suggests the formation of a 3D network, in good agreement with the high content of insoluble polymer in the in situ composites.

Poly(l-lactide) brushes on magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotubes by in-situ ring-opening polymerization

Polymer ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (23) ◽  
pp. 4989-4994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangtao Feng ◽  
Wei Cai ◽  
Jiehe Sui ◽  
Zhiguo Li ◽  
Jiaqi Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Magnetic Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
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