Hierarchical carbon nanotube assemblies created by sugar-boric or boronic acid interactions.
We previously found that polysaccharide "schizophyllan (SPG)" can entrap as-grown and cut single-walled carbon nanotubes (as-SWNTs and c-SWNTs, respectively): we here reported that the c-SWNT-s-SPG (single stranded SPG) composites thus obtained can be aligned regularly using the covalent bond formation between boric acid or boronic acid derivatives and the 4,6-dihydroxyl group of the glucose side-chain unit.
Tamesue
Shingo
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
Numata
Munenori
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Kaneko
Kenji
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James
Tony D
TD
Shinkai
Seiji
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D001888:Boric Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon
D001888:Boric Acids; D001897:Boronic Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C032688:boric acid