Method for producing self-assembled objects comprising single-wall carbon nanotubes and compositions thereof
US7048999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates generally to a method for producing self-assembled objects comprising single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention involves a three-dimensional structure of derivatized single-wall nanotube molecules that spontaneously form. It includes several component molecule having multiple derivatives brought together to assemble into the three-dimensional structure. In another embodiment, objects may be obtained by bonding functionally-specific agents (FSAs) groups of nanotubes into geometric structures. The bond selectivity of FSAs allow selected nanotubes of a particular size or kind to assemble together and inhibit the assembling of unselected nanotubes that may also be present.
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