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Organic functionalization of carbon nanotubes

Vasilios Georgakilas1, Konstantinos Kordatos, Maurizio Prato

  • 1Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
|January 31, 2002
PubMed
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A new method uses 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to functionalize carbon nanotubes, significantly improving their solubility. This creates novel materials combining nanotube properties with organic groups for advanced applications.

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