Issue 37, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Mixtures of oppositely charged polypeptides as high-performance dispersing agents for single-wall carbon nanotubes†

Gordon K.-C. Lee,a   Clare Sach,a   Malcolm L. H. Green,a   Luet-lok Wonga  and  Christoph G. Salzmann*b  

* Corresponding authors

a University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK

b Durham University, Department of Chemistry, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
E-mail: c.g.salzmann@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

A new and simple strategy for the dispersion of single-wall carbon nanotubes in aqueous media is presented which does not rely on hydrophobic interactions between the polypeptidic dispersing agent and the nanotubes, and allows the surface charge of the resulting conjugate materials to be controlled.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC02219E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jun 2010
Accepted
30 Jul 2010
First published
23 Aug 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 7013-7015

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Mixtures of oppositely charged polypeptides as high-performance dispersing agents for single-wall carbon nanotubes

G. K.-C. Lee, C. Sach, M. L. H. Green, L. Wong and C. G. Salzmann, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 7013 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02219E

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