Surface Modification of Nanotube Fillers

PrefaceCARBON NANOTUBES SURFACE MODIFICATIONS: AN OVERVIEWIntroductionNoncovalent Functionalization of NanotubesCovalent Modification of Carbon NanotubesMODIFICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES BY LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY APPROACHIntroductionLayer-by-Layer Modification of the Carbon NanotubesLbL Assembly on CNTs Using Click ChemistryLbL Assembly on Vertically Aligned (VA) MWNTsLbL on CNTs of Biological MoleculesLbL on CNTs for Template DevelopmentApplications of LbL-Modified CNTsConclusionsNONCOVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOTUBES BY MULTIPLE IONIC OR PI-PI STACKING INTERACTIONS WITH BLOCK COPOLYMERSNoncovalent Functionalization of CNTs by Pi-Pi Stacking with Block Copolymers Bearing Pyrene GroupsNoncovalent Functionalization of Electrically Conducting Nanotubes by Multiple Ionic Interactions with Double-Hydrophilic Block CopolymersMODIFICATIONS OF NANOTUBES WITH CONJUGATED BLOCK COPOLYMERSIntroductionSynthesis of P3HT Block CopolymerDispersion of CNTsConclusions and PerspectiveTHEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF NANOTUBE FUNCTIONALIZATION AND POLYMER GRAFTINGIntroductionTheoretical Techniques in Modeling Nanotube FunctionalizationFunctionalizing Carbon Nanotubes through Mechanical DeformationFunctionalizing Carbon Nanotubes via Chemical ModificationPolymer GraftingSummaryCOVALENT BINDING OF NANOPARTICLES ON CARBON NANOTUBESIntroductionCovalent Binding of Quantum Dots on CNTsCovalent Binding of Magnetic Nanoparticles on CNTsCovalent Binding of Gold Nanoparticles on CNTsGrowth of Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers on Carbon NanotubesApplication of Nanoparticles-Conjugated CNTs CompositesConcluding RemarksAMINE-FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBESIntroductionFunctionalization Strategies for CNTsImportance of Amine FunctionalizationMethods of Amine FunctionalizationCharacterization TechniquesDegree of Amine FunctionalizationChanges in the Band StructureApplications of Amine-Functionalized CNTsLimitations of Amine-Functionalized CNTsConclusionsFUNCTIONALIZATION OF NANOTUBES BY

Vikas Mittal is Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He obtained his PhD in 2006 in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Later, he worked as a Materials Scientist in the Active and Intelligent Coatings section of SunChemical in London, UK. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces etc. He has authored over 40 scientific publications, book chapters and patents on these subjects.

"The book should be of daily use for chemists and materials scientists working in the field of polymeric research and should serve as a practical guide for finding the smartest way of mechanical or functional property improvement of a given polymer ... And, very likely, one day a separate book devoted to their surface functionalizations toward applications in diverse composites, at the same level of excellence in detail and specification, as the regarded one, edited by Vikas Mittal, will emerge." (Materials Views, 27 July 2011)

"The book should be of daily use for chemists and materials scientists working in the field of polymeric research and should serve as a practical guide for finding the smartest way of mechanical or functional property improvement of a given polymer . . . And, very likely, one day a separate book devoted to their surface functionalizations toward applications in diverse composites, at the same level of excellence in detail and specification, as the regarded one, edited by Vikas Mittal, will emerge." (Materials Views, 27 July 2011)