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Enzyme‐Activated Surfactants for Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Cousins Brian G.,
Das Apurba K.,
Sharma Raman,
Li Yanning,
McNamara Jonathan P.,
Hillier Ian H.,
Kinloch Ian A.,
Ulijn Rein V.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200801184
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , dispersion (optics) , homogeneous , aqueous solution , materials science , nanotechnology , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , engineering
N‐Fluorenyl‐9‐methoxycarbonyl‐protected amino acids are used as surfactants for carbon nanotubes and their interactions are modeled using quantum mechanical computations. These surfactants are then converted into enzymatically activated CNT surfactants that create homogeneous aqueous nanotube dispersions on‐demand under constant and physiological conditions (see image).