Decoration of carbon nanotubes with chitosan

Yuyang Liu, Jing Tang, Xianqiong Chen, John Haozhong Xin

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Abstract

In this letter, a non-destroyable surface decoration of carbon nanotubes with biopolymer chitsoan via a controlled surface-deposition and crosslinking process is described. The method utilizes the emulsifying capacity of chitosan, the completely different water-solubility of chitosan in acidic and basic solutions, and the crosslinking reaction among chitosan polymers. As the pristine structures of the carbon nanotubes are not recomposed under those treatments, the unique properties of the pristine carbon nanotubes have not been compromised. Combining the properties of carbon nanotubes and the versatility and biocompatibility of chitosan, these chitosan surface-decorated carbon nanotubes could find potential applications in biosensing, gene and drug delivering as well as other chemical and biological applications.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3178-3180
Number of pages3
JournalCarbon
Volume43
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2005

Keywords

  • Biocompatibility
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Surface properties

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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