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DNA Dissolves Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Water
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Transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy have revealed that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules dissolve single-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous solution as mentioned in this paper.Abstract:
Transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy have revealed that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules dissolve single-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous solution.read more
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Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
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Methods in Enzymology.
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Solution Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
TL;DR: Both ionic and covalent solution-phase chemistry with concomitant modulation of the SWNT band structure were demonstrated to study the effects of chemical modifications on the band gaps of theSWNTs.
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Reversible water-solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes by polymer wrapping
Michael J. O'Connell,Peter J. Boul,Lars M. Ericson,Chad B. Huffman,YuHuang Wang,Erik H. Haroz,Cynthia Kuper,Jim Tour,Kevin D. Ausman,Richard E. Smalley +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a general thermodynamic drive for this wrapping is discussed, wherein the polymer disrupts both the hydrophobic interface with water and the smooth tube-tube interactions in aggregates.
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Preparation and Properties of Polymer-Wrapped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Alexander Star,J. Fraser Stoddart,David W. Steuerman,Mike Diehl,Akram Boukai,Eric W. Wong,Xin Yang,Sungwook Chung,Hyeon Choi,James R. Heath +9 more
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Purification and Characterization of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) Obtained from the Gas-Phase Decomposition of CO (HiPco Process)
I. W. Chiang,Bruce E. Brinson,A. Y. Huang,Peter Willis,Michael J. Bronikowski,J. L. Margrave,and Richard E. Smalley,Robert H. Hauge +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a multistage purification method has been investigated for extracting the Fe metal catalyst and non-SWNT carbon from nanotubes produced by the HiPco process.