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

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2010-08-23 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02219E

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.

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