Three different types of epoxy-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (EpCNTs) were prepared by multiple covalent functionalization methods. The EpCNTs were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Raman spectroscopy to confirm covalent functionalization. The effect of the different chemistries on the adhesive properties was compared to a neat c...

Carbon nanotubes and graphene have emerged as promising nanocarbon (nC) materials in various fields. However in order to benefit from their full potential, a functionalization step is usually required. For this reason, different covalent and non-covalent derivatization methods have been developed in the last few years. In this context, we have found a new functionalization method that consists ...

Single-walled carbon nanotubes were chemically functionalized by virtue of the interactions between the nanotube-bound carboxylic moieties and octadecylamine ligands. The electronic conductivity properties of the resulting nanotubes were probed voltammetrically. Two approaches were employed. The first entailed the fabrication of a nanotube monolayer at the air|water interface and the conductivi...

We demonstrate that the functionalization of carbon nanotubes dramatically alters their sorption characteristics. The effect of covalent functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) on the gas phase adsorption and desorption of polar and nonpolar organics is presented. Carboxylation and nitration led to the generation of polar functional groups on the nanotube surface. The derivati...

We aimed to create a more robust and more accessible standard for amine-modifying single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). A 1,3-cycloaddition was developed using an azomethine ylide, generated by reacting paraformaldehyde and a side-chain-Boc (tert-Butyloxycarbonyl)-protected, lysine-derived alpha-amino acid, H-Lys(Boc)-OH, with purified SWCNT or C60. This cycloaddition and its lysine adduct p...

Alternating exposures of nitrogen dioxide gas and trimethylaluminum vapor are shown to functionalize the surfaces of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a self-limited monolayer. Functionalized nanotube surfaces are susceptible to atomic layer deposition of continuous, radially isotropic material. This allows for the creation of coaxial nanotube structures of multiple materials with precisely c...

Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) film surfaces were chemically surface modified to introduce one of three laminin adhesive peptides: GYIGSR, GRGDS, or SIKVAV. FEP film surfaces were first reduced with sodium naphthalide to introduce surface carbon-carbon double bonds at two reaction conditions: 20 min at -78 degrees C, and 3 h at 25 degrees C. Scanning electron microscopy ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be functionalized using a variety of efficient protocols. Especially, esterification and amidation reactions are exploited along with 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. The use of microwaves (MWs) to activate the reactivity of CNTs is also reported. Innovative NMR methodologies can be introduced to investigate the covalent attachment of organic moieties to CNTs.

The covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a basic but important chemistry that can modify their physicochemical properties, resolve their poor dispersion capability, and improve their capacitance to enable their use as high-energy supercapacitors. However, the relationship between functional groups on the CNT surface and their capacitive characteristics has not yet been explo...

An equilibrium study of Bacillus atrophaeus (B.a) spores on functionalized Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been performed in order to characterize the adsorption properties of the spores/nanotubes complex. The carbon nanotubes here investigated were subjected to a two-step purification and functionalization treatment in order to introduce chemical groups on their basal planes. The inc...