Xu, Lihua and Fang, Zhengping and Song, Ping'an and Peng, Mao (2009) Surface-initiated graft polymerization on multiwalled carbon nanotubes pretreated by corona discharge at atmospheric pressure. nanoscale .
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Abstract
Surface-initiated graft polymerization on multi-walled carbon nanotubes pretreated with a corona discharge at atmospheric pressure was explored. The mechanism of the corona-discharge-induced graft polymerization is discussed. The results indicate that MWCNTs were encapsulated by poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA), demonstrating the formation of PGMA-grafted MWCNTs (PGMA-g-MWCNTs), with a grafting ratio of about 22 wt%. The solubility of PGMA-g-MWCNTs in ethanol was dramatically improved compared to pristine MWCNTs, which could contribute to fabricating high-performance polymer/MWCNTs nanocomposites in the future. Compared with most plasma processes, which operate at low pressures, corona discharge has the merit of working at atmospheric pressure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Material Science > Nanostructured materials |
| ID Code: | 7861 |
| Deposited By: | CSMNT |
| Deposited On: | 27 Nov 2009 16:35 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Nov 2009 16:35 |
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