title: In situ synthesis of amylose/single-walled carbon nanotubes supramolecular assembly.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Polymer Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, PR China. yanglq@mail.sysu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Liqun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bifang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Li-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D011108:Polymers; D000688:Amylose