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Interfacial Shear Strengths of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Composites

Wernik J.M., Ornwell-Mott B.J.C., Meguid S.A., University of Toronto, CA

This paper expands on the existing literature of CNT polymer interfaces and describes the development of a multiscale computational model used to investigate the interfacial properties of nonbonded CNT polymer systems. Specifically, in this work, [...]

Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy as a Characterization Tool for Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and other Carbon Nanostructures

Hodkiewicz J., Wall M., Thermo Fisher Scientific, US

While there have been many publications produced in which Raman spectroscopy has been used to characterize various aspects of carbon nanostructures, there have been few works published which provide an overview of what the technique [...]

Rapid Determination of Purity of Carbon Nanotubes

Hodkiewicz J., Wall M., Thermo Fisher Scientific, US

Raman spectroscopy can provide for quick measurements of the carbonaceous purity of carbon nanotube samples. Carbonaceous purity is a critical parameter for many applications of carbon nanotubes. Raman spectroscopy has been reported many times in [...]

Carbon Nanotubes as Molecular Nanocarriers for Antibody Delivery and Photothermal Ablation of Breast Cancer Cells

Panchapakesan B., Wickstrom E., University of Louisville, US

In this paper, the utilization of carbon nanotubes as nanocarriers for antibody delivery to IGF1R and HER2 surface receptors and selective thermal ablation of breast cancer cells is presented. IGF1R and Her2 surface receptors are [...]

Nanotube Biosensor Arrays for Detection of Molecular Surface Markers in Breast Cancer Cells

Panchapakesan B., Wickstrom E., University of Louisville, US

Recent reports have shown that nanoscale electronic devices can be used to detect a change in electrical properties when receptor proteins bind to their corresponding antibodies functionalized on the surface of the device, in extracts [...]

Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole nanowires using alternating amphiphilic copolymer nanotubes as templates

Chan A.S.W., Groves M., Malardier-Jugroot C., Royal Military College of Canada, CA

It has been reported that poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) (SMA) chains would self-assembled into a nanotube in aqueous solution at pH7 by associating through a linear conformation which favours the association of the chains by decreasing the [...]

In-Situ Nanomechanical-Electrical Testing of One-Dimensional Materials

Yassar R.S., Yap Y.K., Michigan Technological University, US

One-dimensional nanomaterials including nanotubes are building blocks for constructing various complex nanodevices. Boron nitride (BN) nanotubes with structure similar to carbon nanotube are known to be among the strongest insulators in the world. In this [...]

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