title: Dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in aqueous silk fibroin solutions.
abstract: A simple method was developed to densely assemble multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) onto single native spider silk and silkworm silk fibers in aqueous system. The interactions between the MWCNTs and the silk fibroin were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the role of pure silk fibroin in dispersing MWCNTs in aqueous systems was also assessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunsuk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hun-Sik
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Heon Sang
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: In-Joo
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Hyoung-Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D005349:Fibroins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013112:Spiders; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D047011:Silk; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D005349:Fibroins