Generation of Chemically Unmodified Pure Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Solubilizing with RNA and Treatment with Ribonuclease A | Zendy

Jeynes J. C. G. | Zendy; Mendoza E. | Zendy; Chow D. C. S. | Zendy; Watts P. C. P. | Zendy; McFadden J. | Zendy; Silva S. R. P. | Zendy

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Generation of Chemically Unmodified Pure Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Solubilizing with RNA and Treatment with Ribonuclease A

Author(s) -

Jeynes J. C. G.,

Mendoza E.,

Chow D. C. S.,

Watts P. C. P.,

McFadden J.,

Silva S. R. P.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

advanced materials

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707

H-Index - 527

eISSN - 1521-4095

pISSN - 0935-9648

DOI - 10.1002/adma.200600362

Subject(s) - ribonuclease , carbon nanotube , rna , materials science , characterization (materials science) , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , composite material , gene , composite number , engineering

RNA is used to purify carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a simple, two‐step method that does not require a time‐intensive process or harsh chemical or physical treatments. The purity of the RNA‐purified CNTs is demonstrated by a variety of physical characterization methods such as AFM (see figure), confirming that treatment of the RNA‐wrapped CNTs with ribonuclease A effectively removes the RNA, allowing subsequent recovery of pure CNTs.

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