Amino acid functionalisation of water soluble carbon nanotubes.
High solubility of SWNTs and MWNTs in water is obtained by organic functionalisation; derivatisation with N-protected glycine is also easily achieved.
Georgakilas
Vasilios
V
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Tagmatarchis
Nikos
N
Pantarotto
Davide
D
Bianco
Alberto
A
Briand
Jean-Paul
JP
Prato
Maurizio
M
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D000596:Amino Acids; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014867:Water