Preparation and characterization of grafted collagen-multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites.
This paper describes a new class of composite materials designed by combining multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and grafted collagen matrix. These materials show high mechanical capabilities by taking advantage of the favorable mechanical characteristics of MWCNTs. Furthermore, doping carbon nanotubes into grafted collagen matrix results in a substantial improvement of thermal stability and infrared emissivity. Thus these materials possess potential applications in some fields such as biomedicine and infrared camouflage.
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MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
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Shan
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D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008956:Models, Chemical; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D003094:Collagen