Noncovalent functionalization of boron nitride nanotubes using water-soluble synthetic polymers and the subsequent preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces

Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 567-570

  Gao, Zhenghong ^a   Fujioka, Kei ^b   Sawada, Toshiki ^c   Zhi, Chunyi ^d   Bando, Yoshio ^d   Golberg, Dmitri ^d   Aizawa, Mamoru ^b   Serizawa, Takeshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES (BNNTS); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; NON-COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; POLY(SODIUM ACRYLATE); SODIUM STYRENE SULFONATES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

BORON NITRIDE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DISPERSIONS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; NANOTUBES; SODIUM;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84877617151     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.170     Document Type: Article

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