Combining mussel-inspired chemistry and the Michael addition reaction to disperse carbon nanotubes
- 18 October 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in RSC Advances
- Vol. 2 (32) , 12153-12155
Abstract
An efficient and general strategy for the dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in water and organic media was developed for the first time via the combination of mussel-inspired chemistry and the Michael addition reaction.Keywords
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