Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
3 Properties . . . ................................................................................. 74
3.1 Electronic Properties .................................................................. 74
3.2 Mechanical Properties . . .............................................................. 77
3.3 Defects ................................................................................. 79
4 Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes ........................................................... 81
4.1 The Covalent Approach . . ............................................................. 81
4.2 Noncovalent Methods . ................................................................ 93
4.3 Multifunctionalized Carbon Nanotubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
5 Characterization of CNTs . . ................................................................. 97
5.1 Spectroscopies ......................................................................... 98
5.2 Microscopy Techniques ............................................................... 102
6 Conclusions .................................................................................. 105
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Abbreviations
AmB Amphotericin B
13
C-NMR Carbon nuclear magnetic resonance
CNTs Carbon nanotubes
CVD Chemical vapor deposition
DBU 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene
DENs Dendrimer encapsulated nanoparticles
DMAD Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate
DMAP 4-Dimethylaminopyridine
DMF
N
,
N
-Dimethylformamide
DOS Density of states
EDC 1-Ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EtOH Ethanol
FAD Flavin adenine dinucleotide
FIR Far infrared
HiPco High-pressure carbon monoxide
1
H-NMR Proton nuclear magnetic resonance
HOBt Hydroxybenzotriazole
HR-SEM High-resolution scanning electron microscopy
HR-TEM High-resolution tunneling electron microscopy
i-PrOH Iso-propanol
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MWCNTs Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
NIR
Near infrared
PABS
Poly(aminobenzene sulfonic acid)
PEG
Polyethylene glycol
PL-PEG
PEGylated phospholipids
PmPV
Poly(
m
-phenylvinylene)
PSS
Polystyrenesulfonate
PVD
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
