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Functionalization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Thermo-reversible Block Copolymers and Characterization by Small-angle Neutron Scattering
Published on: June 1, 2016
Pore-functionalized nanoporous materials derived from block copolymers
Cé Guinto Gamys1, Jean-Marc Schumers, Clément Mugemana
1Bio- and Soft Matter, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Place L Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Abstract:
This review deals with nanoporous materials made from the self-assembly of block copolymers with a special interest in the chemical functions covering the surface of their nanopores. A detailed overview of the existing methods and strategies to generate well-defined organic functional groups covering the surface of the pore walls is provided. This further enables to finely tune the affinity of the pore walls and to perform well-defined chemical reactions onto them, which is essential for further dedicated applications.

