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Published on: April 1, 2018
In situ synthesis of amylose/single-walled carbon nanotubes supramolecular assembly
Liqun Yang1, Bifang Zhang, Yuting Liang
1Institute of Polymer Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, PR China. yanglq@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Abstract:
A supramolecular assembly of amylose and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was synthesized in situ through vine-twining polymerization. Raman analysis indicated that the amylose-SWNTs supramolecular assembly was formed after the polymerization and SEM images displayed the twisted ribbons in the SWNTs wrapped by amylose. The dispersion stability of the SWNTs in aqueous solutions was improved by the wrapping of short-chain amylose molecules around the SWNTs.
