Preparation of water-soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes by Ce(IV)-induced redox radical polymerization

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 991-996

  Yang, Dong ^a   Zhang, Xiaohong ^a   Wang, Changchun ^a   Tang, Yuechao ^a   Li, Junjun ^a   Hu, Jianhua ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Redox polymerization; Stimuli response; Water solubility

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROGELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYACRYLATES; SOLUTIONS; YARN;

AQUEOUS MEDIA; FUNCTIONALIZED MWNT; MULTI-WALLED-CARBON-NANOTUBES; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID); POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMER GRAFTS; REDOX POLYMERIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WATER SOLUBILITIES; WATERSOLUBLE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS;

EID: 69049090774     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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