Method of solubilizing unshortened carbon nanotubes in organic solutions
US6368569B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/848
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Naked carbon nanotubes are dissolved in organic solutions by terminating the nanotubes with carboxylic acid groups and attaching an aliphatic carbon chain so as to render the carbon nanotubes soluble.
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