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Fabrication of Graphene–Polymer Nanocomposites With Higher‐Order Three‐Dimensional Architectures
Author(s) -
Vickery Jemma L.,
Patil Avinash J.,
Mann Stephen
Publication year - 2009
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.200803606
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , fabrication , polymer , polystyrene sulfonate , nanocomposite , polystyrene , nanotechnology , casting , polymer nanocomposite , aqueous solution , composite material , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pedot:pss , pathology , chemistry
The use of aqueous dispersions of polystyrene sulfonate‐stabilized graphene sheets for the fabrication of nanocomposites with higher‐order 3D architectures is demonstrated using two examples of template‐directed assembly. Macroscopic sponge‐like polymer–graphene scaffolds are readily produced by directional freeze casting, while hollow graphene microspheres are prepared by electrostatically induced assembly on positively charged polymer beads.