title: Fabrication of polyethyleneimine and poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) nanotubes through covalent bond.
abstract: Nanotubes of Polyethyleneimine (PEI) and Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PSMA) based on the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique and template method through covalent bond have been fabricated. The combination of LbL assembly and the template method can well control the length, wall thickness, outside, and inner diameters of the resulting nanotubes. The formation of covalent between PEI and PSMA enables the nanotubes with a good mechanical stability. The uniform tubular structure has been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements confirms the formation of covalent bond in the assembled nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: International Joint Lab, Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Sufen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: Junbai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D008299:Maleic Anhydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008299:Maleic Anhydrides; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011094:Polyethyleneimine