Polyamic acid, the precursor of polyimide, was used for the preparation of polyimide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposite films by solvent casting technique. In order to enhance the chemical compatibility between polyimide matrix and MWCNTs, the latter was surface modified by incorporating acidic and amide groups by chemical treatment with nitric acid and octadecylamine (C18H39N)...

Despite being a commercially important product, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) continue to raise concerns over human health due to their structural similarity to asbestos. Indeed, exposure to MWCNT has been shown to induce lung cancer and even mesothelioma, but contradictory results also exist. To clarify the potentially carcinogenic effects of rigid and rod-like MWCNT and to elucidate t...

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/Portland cement (PC) composites have been prepared to evaluate their electromagnetic wave absorbing properties. The effects of MWCNTs content and sample thickness were discussed in the frequency ranges of 2–18 GHz. Results show that the absorbing properties of cement-based composites are affected by the content of MWCNT and the thickness of the samples. When...

A series of emission current measurements were taken from various types of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) films in order to examine their stability for electron field emission. We found that the MWCNTs films grown by the catalytic thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method exhibited much improved emission stability as compared to MWCNT films grown by the plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD) met...

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were grafted for the first time by γ-radiation onto silica microspheres in the presence of polybutadiene (PB) as the linking agent, obtaining a novel hybrid material with chromatographic properties, with an alternative approach to the existing procedures. The synthesis involves the one-pot γ-radiation-induced grafting of MWCNTs onto silica microspheres in ...

In this work, we investigated a simple one-step process for the formation of chemical bonds between multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzyl-type side chain radicals generated by UV photolysis of polystyrene derivatives containing the chloromethyl (–CH2Cl) group. Poly(4-chloromethyl)styrene, or styrene/4-(chloromethyl)styrene random copolymer, was mixed with MWCNTs in 1-methyl-2-pyrrol...

Patterned MWCNT/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) nanocomposite strain sensors were achieved by a microelectromechanical system assisted electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique. With the combined effect of superior intrinsic piezoresistivity of the individual MWCNT and the tunneling effect of the MWCNT network, the stretchable composite demonstrates high sensitivity to the tensile strain. The gaug...

A novel Pd/HPW-PDDA-MWCNT with high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction of fuel cells was synthesized by immobilizing water soluble HPW with positively charged polyelectrolyte PDDA on MWCNTs.

: A simple procedure was developed for the fabrication of electrochemical glucose biosensors using glucose oxidase (GOx), with graphene or multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Graphene and MWCNTs were dispersed in 0.25% 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and drop cast on 1% KOH-pre-treated glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs). The EDC (1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide)-activated GOx...

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) functionalized with amine and carboxyl groups were used to prepare polyurethane/ MWCNT nanocomposites in two distinct concentrations: a lower value of 1 mass% (spray coating) and a higher one of ~50 mass% (buckypaper based). The MWCNT-NH 2 sample contained only 0.5 mass% of amine groups, whereas MWCNT-COOH contained 5 mass% of carboxyl groups. The MWCNT fu...