Fabrication of multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforced polyelectrolyte hollow nanofibers by electrospinning

Hybrid hollow multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/polyelectrolytes (PE) nanofibers were prepared by a combination of the electrospinning method and layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The mixed polystyrene (PS)/MWCNTs nanofibers were obtained by electrospinning method, which were employed as templates to self-assembly multilayered polyelectrolytes by LbL technique. Hollow MWCNTs/PE nanofibers were obtained by selectively removed part of the template: PS, which is confirmed by Raman spectra, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).     

Ultra-Stretchable Monofilament Flexible Sensor with Low Hysteresis and Linearity based on MWCNTs/Ecoflex Composite Materials

Wearable human–computer interaction equipment is a common technology, which can improve the comfort, convenience, and safety of the human body, and also can monitor human health. The flexible and wearable tensile sensor can be conveniently installed on clothes or directly connected to the body. This provides a convenient, timely, and portable solution for the detection of human motion. Therefore, wearable electronic equipment is gaining more attention. In this paper, a highly stretchable, flexible, and sensitive strain sensor which is based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes/Ecoflex nanocomposites is reported. A monofilament tensile sensor obtains good linearity (10.77%), low hysteresis (1.63%), good stability (6000 cycles under 100% strain), and ultra-high strain range (ε = 1300%). This ultra-stretchable sensor has potential applications in human motion monitoring, medical rehabilitation, health monitoring, human–computer interaction, and soft robots.     

Modification of glassy carbon electrode with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and iron(III)-porphyrin film: Application to chlorate, bromate and iodate detection

In this study, multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCTs) is evaluated as a transducer, stabilizer and immobilization matrix for the construction of amperometric sensor based on iron-porphyrin. 5,10,15,20-Tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine iron(III) chloride (Fe(III)P) adsorbed on MWCNTs immobilized on the surface of glassy carbon electrode. Cyclic voltammograms of the Fe(III)P-incorporated-MWCNTs indicate a pair of well-defined and nearly reversible redox couple with surface confined characteristics at wide pH range (2-12). The surface coverage (Γ) and charge transfer rate constant (k_s) of Fe(III)P immobilized on MWCNTs were 7.68 × 10⁻⁹ mol cm⁻² and 1.8 s⁻¹, respectively, indicating high loading ability of MWCNTs for Fe(III)P and great facilitation of the electron transfer between Fe(III)P and carbon nanotubes immobilized on the electrode surface. Modified electrodes exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity toward reduction of ClO₃⁻, IO₃⁻ and BrO₃⁻ in acidic solutions. The catalytic rate constants for catalytic reduction of bromate, chlorate and iodate were 6.8 × 10³, 7.4 × 10³ and 4.8 × 10² M⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively. The hydrodynamic amperometry of rotating-modified electrode at constant potential versus reference electrode was used for detection of bromate, chlorate and iodate. The detection limit, linear calibration range and sensitivity for chlorate, bromate and iodate detections were 0.5 μM, 2 μM to 1 mM, 8.4 nA/μM, 0.6 μM, 2 μM to 0.15 mM, 11 nA/μM, and 2.5 μM, 10 μM to 4 mM and 1.5 nA/μM, respectively. Excellent electrochemical reversibility of the redox couple, good reproducibility, high stability, low detection limit, long life time, fast amperometric response time, wide linear concentration range, technical simplicity and possibility of rapid preparation are great advantages of this sensor. The obtained results show promising practical application of the Fe(III)P-MWCNTs-modified electrode as an amperometric sensor for chlorate, iodate and bromate detections.     

多壁碳纳米管负载ZnO纳米复合材料的制备及其光催化性能研究

采用溶胶法,以醋酸锌和硝酸处理过的多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）为主要原料,制备了MWCNTs-ZnO光催化复合材料。通过X射线衍射（XRD）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）等手段研究了制得样品的形态结构;通过紫外-可见分光光度计（UV-vis）,在紫外光照射下,分析比较了MWCNTs-ZnO复合材料、MWCNTs和ZnO的混合物以及纯ZnO对甲基橙光催化降解的性能。结果表明：在相同条件下MWCNTs-ZnO复合催化剂对甲基橙光降解有着最高的光催化活性。讨论了复合催化剂用量、重复使用等因素对甲基橙光催化降解效果的影响,并就复合催化剂的抗光腐蚀机制进行了初步的探讨。     

Aqueous solution of Oxone as new oxidizing agent for multi-walled carbon nanotube functionalization

In this work, multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was successfully modified using aqueous solution of Oxone as a new oxidant. The effect of oxidation temperature on various characteristics of the treated MWCNTs was also investigated. FTIR and titration analysis proved the formation of carboxyl, carbonyl and epoxide groups at the surface of MWCNTs. The concentration of the functional groups increased as the modification temperature increased. The presence of such oxygen containing groups at the surface of MWCNTs justified the long time stability of the treated MWCNTs suspensions in water and methanol. The modified MWCNTs showed higher entanglement compared to row MWCNT due to the cross-links adjacent effect of pendant functional groups. Finally, it was concluded that Oxone oxidation process destroys the structure of the MWCNTs, but not severe enough to unzip the MWCNTs.     

Functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by radiation-induced graft polymerization in aqueous solution

A facile strategy for the preparation of water-soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in aqueous solution is proposed, where MWCNTs were treated by the concentrated mix acid and then functionalized by simultaneous radiation-induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid under the γ-ray. The structure of the grafted MWCNTs (denoted as MWCNT-g-PAAc) is characterized by means of FT-IR, ^lH NMR, Raman spectroscopies, TGA analysis, and TEM imaging. The degree of grafting was dependent on the reaction conditions such as the monomer concentration and the inhibitor concentration. The stability of the aqueous solution of MWCNT-g-PAAc is highly improved, where the solution is stable for more than 30 days at the concentration 1.5 g/L.     

双亲无规共聚物修饰碳纳米管/环氧树脂复合材料的制备与性能

通过自由基聚合法制备无规共聚物聚甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯/N-乙烯基咔唑P(GMA-co-NVC),并将其对多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)进行非共价键表面修饰得到P(GMA-co-NVC)/MWCNTs,再与环氧树脂(EP)复合,采用浇注成型法制备聚合物改性碳纳米管/环氧树脂复合材料。通过拉伸实验、电阻率测试和差式扫描量热法研究聚合物改性碳纳米管对环氧树脂力学、电学和热学性能的影响。结果表明:修饰后的碳纳米管比原始碳纳米管对环氧树脂有更明显的增强和增韧作用,当P(GMA-co-NVC)/MWCNTs质量分数为0.25%时,复合材料的体积电阻率为106Ω·m,相比于纯环氧树脂(1014Ω·m)下降了8个数量级,玻璃化转变温度(Tg)也由144℃提高至149℃。     

SnO_2/MWCNTs复合改性阳极对海底沉积物微生物燃料电池电化学性能的影响

采用电沉积法和浸渍法制备了氧化锡/多壁碳纳米管(SnO_2/MWCNTs)复合材料,并首次将其应用在海底沉积物微生物燃料电池(MSMFCs)的阳极改性,测试分析SnO_2/MWCNTs改性阳极的电化学性能和由其组成的电池性能。结果表明,SnO_2/MWCNTs复合阳极的氧化还原电化学活性和电子转移动力学活性分别是空白组的28.26倍和983.7倍;电容性能是空白组的43.14倍;阳极电荷转移电阻约是空白组的1/4。复合改性阳极组MSMFCs的最大功率密度(1 085.1 m W/m2)是空白组的2.17倍。机理分析表明,MWCNTs提高了阳极的导电性,SnO_2使氧化还原反应更容易进行,阳极的电容性能增加;在特殊的海洋弱碱条件下,SnO_2和MWCNTs的增强协同作用使复合改性阳极表现出更加优异的性能。     

MWCNTs as Conductive Network for Monodispersed Fe3O4 Nanoparticles to Enhance the Wave Absorption Performances

Magnetic oxides are widely used as electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbers. To promote the absorption efficiency, tremendous efforts have been contributed to adjusting the composite, structure, and size of magnetic loss materials. Employing carbon materials (CNTs, CF, graphene, PANI) is an efficient way to improve the dielectric loss of the matrix. Anchoring the tiny‐monodispersed Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (NPs) onto the lightweight multi ? walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) leads to improve dielectric loss and impedance matching characteristic. Magnetic Fe₃O₄ NPs along the one‐dimensional nanotubes direction play a good synergetic role with MWCNTs due to the interfacial strong chemical and structure bonding. The as‐synthesized Fe₃O₄/MWCNTs nanocomposites exhibit efficient EM wave absorption characteristics (R_L av?10 dB) with a maximum reflection loss of ?63.64 dB at 12.08 GHz and a diminutive thickness of only 1.6 mm. The magnetic Fe₃O₄ NPs show strong chemical and structure bonding with the one‐dimensional MWCNTs. This work may show a way to broaden the application of such kinds of lightweight high‐performance absorbing materials frameworks.

     

A label-free amperometric immunosensor based on horseradish peroxidase functionalized carbon nanotubes and bilayer gold nanoparticles

In this work, a novel label-free amperometric immunosensor has been constructed for detecting α-1-fetoprotein (AFP) based on nanocomposite of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) labeled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). First, the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were electrodeposited on the surface of the glass carbon electrode by electrochemical reduction of gold chloride tetrahydrate (HAuCl₄) to immobilize horseradish peroxidase labeled carbon nanotubes (HRP-CNTs). Then HRP-CNTs bioconjugate was immobilized on the surface of the electrodeposited AuNPs layer by the combination of forces (coordination and electrostatic force). Subsequently, it was immersed into gold colloidal nanoparticles (GNPs) solution, which was used to immobilize antibody biomolecules (anti-AFP). Enhanced sensitivity was obtained by using bioconjugates featuring HRP labeled (HRP-CNTs), which had lager specific surface area and good electronic catalysis (current response signal) compared to carbon nanotubes. Under optimized conditions, the linear ranges were from 0.2 to 200 ng mL⁻¹ with a detection limit of 0.067 ng mL⁻¹ (at an S/N of 3). The proposed immunosenor showed good precision, acceptable stability and reproducibility and could be used for the detection AFP in normal human serum, which provided a potential alternative tool for the detection of protein in clinical diagnosis.