The reactions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with succinic or glutaric acid acyl peroxides in o-dichlorobenzene at 80-90 degrees C resulted in the addition of 2-carboxyethyl or 3-carboxypropyl groups, respectively, to the sidewalls of the SWNT. These acid-functionalized SWNTs were converted to acid chlorides by derivatization with SOCl(2) and then to amides with terminal diamines such as ethylenediamine, 4,4'-methylenebis(cyclohexylamine), and diethyltoluenediamine. The acid-functionalized SWNTs and the amide derivatives were characterized by a set of materials characterization methods including attenuated total reflectance (ATR) FTIR, Raman and solid state (13)C NMR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermal gravimetry-mass spectrometry (TG-MS). The degree of SWNT sidewall functionalization with the acid-terminated groups was estimated as 1 in 24 carbons on the basis of TG-MS data. In comparison with the pristine SWNTs, the acid-functionalized SWNTs show an improved solubility in polar solvents, for example, alcohols and water, which enables their processing for incorporation into polymer composite structures as well as for a variety of biomedical applications.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja037746s | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Covalent attachment of Anderson-type polyoxometalates to single-walled carbon nanotubes gives enhanced performance electrodes for lithium ion batteries.
Chemistry
April 2015
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing (P. R. China), Fax: +86 10-64411832.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) covalently functionalized with redox-active organo-modified polyoxometalate (POM) clusters have been synthesized and employed as electrode materials in lithium ion batteries. The Anderson cluster [MnMo6 O24 ](9-) is functionalized with Tris (NH2 C(CH2 OH)3 ) moieties, giving the new organic-inorganic hybrid [N(nC4 H9 )4 ]3 [MnMo6 O18 {(OCH2 )3 CNH2 }2 ]. The compound is then covalently attached to carboxylic acid-functionalized SWNTs by amide bond formation and the stability of this nanocomposite is confirmed by various spectroscopic methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effect of hyaluronic acid functionalized carbon nanotubes loaded with salinomycin on gastric cancer stem cells.
Biomaterials
November 2014
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Key Laboratory of Nanopharmacology and Nanotoxicology, Academy of Beijing Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
Gastric cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a crucial role in the initiation, development, relapse and metastasis of gastric cancer because they are resistant to a standard chemotherapy and the residual CSCs are able to proliferate indefinitely. Therefore, eradication of this cell population is a primary objective in gastric cancer therapy. Here, we report a gastric CSCs-specifically targeting drug delivery system (SAL-SWNT-CHI-HA complexes) based on chitosan(CHI) coated single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) loaded with salinomycin (SAL) functionalized with hyaluronic acid (HA) can selectively eliminate gastric CSCs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPoly(3-aminophenylboronic acid)-functionalized carbon nanotubes-based chemiresistive sensors for detection of sugars.
Analyst
June 2014
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
The poly(aniline boronic acid) (PABA)-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) non-enzymatic sensor was developed for the detection of saccharides. The work involved the electrochemical polymerization of 3-aminophenylboronic acid (3-APBA) in the presence of fluoride on the surface of SWNTs and their subsequent evaluation as chemiresistive sensors towards the detection of d-fructose and d-glucose. By varying the sensor's synthesis conditions by charge-controlled electropolymerization, the sensing performance was systematically optimized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative study on dispersion and interfacial properties of single walled carbon nanotube/polymer composites using Hansen solubility parameters.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
February 2013
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark.
Dispersion and interfacial strain transfer of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are two major challenges for the utilization of SWNTs as reinforcements in polymer composites. Surface modifications could help change the dispersion and interfacial properties. In this study, nanocomposites were fabricated by solution blending 1 wt % SWNTs with various modification (nonmodified, nitric acid functionalized, and amine functionalized SWNTs) and three kinds of polymeric materials (polycarbonate, polyvinylidene fluoride, and epoxy).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[60]-fullerene and single-walled carbon nanotube-based ultrathin films stepwise grafted onto a self-assembled monolayer on ITO.
Langmuir
September 2009
Research Center for Materials with Integrated Properties, Department of Chemistry, Toho University, Funabashi, Japan.
A step-by-step method was used to prepare homogeneous ultrathin films composed of [60]-fullerene (C60) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), grafted onto the functional surface of an alkylsilane self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on an ITO substrate with an ITO-C60-SWNT sequence using amine addition across a double bond in C60 followed by amidation coupling with acid-functionalized SWNTs. Atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope images of the resulting composite film showed two-component ball-tube microstructures with high-density coverage, where C60 was homogeneously distributed in the SWNT forest. The attachment of SWNTs to the residual amine units in the SAM on the ITO substrate (SAM-ITO) as well as on the C60 sphere results in the C60 molecules in the aggregated clusters being more separately dispersed, which forms a densely packed composite film as a result of the pi-pi interaction between the C60 buckyballs and the SWNT walls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!