Two-dimensional diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy as a tool for monitoring functionalized carbon nanotube purification and composition

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2051-2058

  Marega, Riccardo ^a   Aroulmoji, Vincent ^b   Bergamin, Massimo ^b,c   Feruglio, Luigi ^a   Dinon, Francesca ^c   Bianco, Alberto ^d   Murano, Erminio ^b,c   Prato, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b PROTOS Research Institute   (Italy)

^c Area Science Park   (Italy)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Covalent functionalization; DOSY; NMR; Purification

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; DIAFILTRATION; DOSY; DOSY NMR; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; NMR; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; NONCOVALENT; PHYSISORBED;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDENSATION; DIALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PURIFICATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THERMOPLASTICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 77951720270     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn100257h     Document Type: Article

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