Electrostatic-Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Polymer Particles in Water: a Facile Approach to Improve the Dispersion of CNTs in Thermoplastics
✍ Scribed by Mao Peng; Dasong Li; Ying Chen; Qiang Zheng
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Summary: A facile and organic‐solvent‐free method for preparing thermoprocessable multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)‐filled thermoplastics is presented. MWCNTs are oxidized, neutralized, and then assembled with cationic soap‐free poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) particles directly in water. The spontaneous electrostatic coupling between the negatively charged MWCNTs and positively charged PMMA particles, and the viscoelastic and thermomechanical behavior of the nanocomposites, are investigated. The electrostatic coupling interactions improve the dispersion of nanotubes and facilitate the formation of filler networks in the polymer matrix.
Preparation of nanocomposites of oxidized MWCNTs and positively charged PMMA particles through electrostatic assembly.
imagePreparation of nanocomposites of oxidized MWCNTs and positively charged PMMA particles through electrostatic assembly.