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Enzyme‐Activated Surfactants for Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes

2009; Wiley; Volume: 5; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/smll.200801184

1613-6829

Brian G. Cousins, Apurba K. Das, R.P. Sharma, Yanning Li, Jonathan P. McNamara, Ian H. Hillier, Ian A. Kinloch, Rein V. Ulijn,

Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

N-Fluorenyl-9-methoxycarbonyl-protected amino acids are used as surfactants for carbon nanotubes and their interactions are modeled using quantum mechanical computations. These surfactants are then converted into enzymatically activated CNT surfactants that create homogeneous aqueous nanotube dispersions on-demand under constant and physiological conditions (see image). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.