title: Polymer-masking for controlled functionalization of carbon nanotubes.
abstract: An effective and versatile method for tube-length-specific functionalization of carbon nanotubes through a controllable embedment of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes into polymer matrices is reported, which allows not only asymmetric functionalization of nanotube sidewalls, but also facile introduction of new properties (e.g. magnetic) onto the region-selectively functionalized carbon nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and UDRI, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-0240, USA.
authors.forename: Liangti
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dai