Diameter-selective dispersion of double-walled carbon nanotubes by lysozyme.
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We have utilized lysozyme to non-covalently functionalize and disperse double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) in aqueous solution. Lysozyme preferentially binds and disperses DWNTs with larger diameters. This is a facile and effective method to fractionalize and enrich DWNTs with certain diameters.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nanoscale
دوره 3 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011