In situ synthesis of amylose/single-walled carbon nanotubes supramolecular assembly.
A supramolecular assembly of amylose and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was synthesized in situ through vine-twining polymerization. Raman analysis indicated that the amylose-SWNTs supramolecular assembly was formed after the polymerization and SEM images displayed the twisted ribbons in the SWNTs wrapped by amylose. The dispersion stability of the SWNTs in aqueous solutions was improved by the wrapping of short-chain amylose molecules around the SWNTs.
Yang
Liqun
L
Institute of Polymer Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, PR China. yanglq@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Zhang
Bifang
B
Liang
Yuting
Y
Yang
Bin
B
Kong
Tao
T
Zhang
Li-Ming
LM
D000688:Amylose / Q000737:chemistry*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D011108:Polymers; D000688:Amylose