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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 32, Number 1
BKCSDE 32(1)
January 20, 2011

Title	Highly Homogeneous Carbon Nanotube-Polycaprolactone Composites with Various and Controllable Concentrations of Ionically-Modified-MWCNTs
Author	Hae Hyoung Lee, Ueon Sang Shin, Guang Zhen Jin, Hae Won Kim
Keywords	Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), Polymer nanocomposite, Polycaprolactone (PCL)
Abstract	For the fabrication of multifunctional biopolymer nanocomposites in the combination of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), recently increasing attention has been paid to an effective homogenization of CNTs within polymer matrices and a fine tuning of the concentration. We developed an efficient method to produce homogeneous CNT-polycaprolactone nanocomposites with various and controllable CNT concentrations using an ionically-modified multi-walled CNT, MWCNT-Cl. The modified MWCNTs could be homogeneously dispersed in tetrahydrofuran (THF). Polycaprolactone (PCL) as a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer was smoothly dissolved in the homogeneous MWCNT-Cl/ THF solution without agglomeration of MWCNT-Cl. The physicochemical and mechanical properties of the resultant nanocomposites were examined and the biological usefulness was briefly assessed.
Page	157 - 161
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