Biocompatibility of immobilized aligned carbon nanotubes

In vivo host responses to an electrode-like array of aligned carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) embedded within a biopolymer sheet are reported. This biocompatibility study assesses the suitability of immobilized carbon nanotubes for bionic devices. Inflammatory responses and foreign-body histiocytic reactions are not substantially elevated when compared to negative controls following 12 weeks implantation. A fibrous capsule isolates the implanted ACNTs from the surrounding muscle tissue. Filamentous nanotube fragments are engulfed by macrophages, and globular debris is incorporated into the fibrous capsule with no further reaction. Scattered leukocytes are observed, adherent to the ACNT surface. These data indicate that there is a minimal local foreign-body response to immobilized ACNTs, that detached fragments are phagocytosed into an inert material, and that ACNTs do not attract high levels of surface fouling. Collectively, these results suggest that immobilized nanotube structures should be considered for further investigation as bionic components.     

定向/有序碳纳米管制备的研究进展

综述了国内外有序、定向碳纳米管制备的研究进展。着重介绍了模板法和等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术在碳纳米管制备方面的应用，并就制备原理、影响因素等作了简单介绍。     

双壁碳纳米管研究进展

单壁碳纳米管和多壁碳纳米管的合成和应用研究得到广泛的关注和重视，并已取得了许多令人鼓舞的成果。双壁碳纳米管(DWCNTs)作为介于单壁碳纳米管和多壁碳纳米管之间的一种特殊结构碳纳米管，由于潜在的应用价值及作为研究碳纳米管层间作用最简单和理想的模型开始得到高度重视。介绍了双壁碳纳米管合成方法及理论和应用研究取得的进展。     

Patterning: Strategies for Patterning Biomolecules with Dip‐Pen Nanolithography (Small 8/2011)

Dip‐pen nanolithography (DPN) is an atomic force microscopy (AFM)‐based lithography technique, which has the ability to fabricate patterns with a feature size down to approximately 15 nm using both top‐down and bottom‐up approaches. DPN utilizes the water meniscus formed between an AFM tip and a substrate to transfer ink molecules onto surfaces. A major application of this technique is the fabrication of micro‐ and nano‐arrays of patterned biomolecules. To achieve this goal, a variety of chemical approaches has been used. This review concisely describes the development of DPN in the past decade and presents the related chemical strategies that have been reported to fabricate biomolecular paterns with DPN at micrometer and nanometer scale, classified into direct‐ and indirect DPN methodologies, discussing tip‐functionalization strategies as well.     

定向碳纳米管薄膜的制备

以二茂铁为催化剂前驱体,氢气为载气,乙炔为碳源,硅片作衬底,用化学气相沉积法,采用不同的催化剂引入方式,在700℃下分别制备出定向碳纳米管薄膜及非定向碳纳米管薄膜.并基于实验结果对影响生长定向碳纳米管的因素进行分析,表明催化剂颗粒的诱导作用是导致生长定向碳纳米管的重要原因.     

定向碳纳米管的制备及其场发射性能研究

定向碳纳米管的制备方法是碳纳米管场发射显示器技术领域一项十分关键的技术.简要介绍了定向碳纳米管的制备方法、结构检测技术,并综合评述了影响定向碳纳米管场发射性能的因素.     

辉光放电和压强对准直碳纳米管生长的影响

利用负偏压增强热丝化学气相沉积系统在沉积有过渡层Ta和催化剂层NiFe的Si村底上制备出准直碳纳米管，并用扫描电子显微镜研完了它们的生长和结构，结果表明辉光放电和压强对其生长和结构有极大的影响。若无辉光放电产生，碳纳米管是弯曲的，有辉光放电时，碳纳米管是准直的。当压强较大时，准直碳纳米管较容易生长，并且随着压强的减小，其平均直径减小和平均长度增大。但压强为5Pa时，准直碳纳米管却不能够生长。最后，分析和讨论了辉光放电和压强对准直碳纳米管生长和结构的影响。     

转换阵列式碳纳米管薄膜至铝箔上的工艺

描述了一种将阵列式碳纳米管(CNTs)膜从石英基底转移至新基底(铝箔)上的工艺。用SEM检测了转移至铝箔上后各层膜的形貌并测试了铝箔CNTs膜的电阻。结果表明转基底工艺可以显著提高CNTs薄膜的利用率。去除90%不干胶后铝基CNTs薄膜的电阻可以达到0.3Ω以下。     

碳纳米管和镓掺杂碳纳米管场发射性能研究

采用催化热解方法分别 制备出碳纳米管和镓掺杂碳纳米管, 并利用丝网印刷工艺将其制备成纳米管薄膜. 对此薄膜进行低场致电子发射测试表明, 碳纳米管和镓掺杂纳米管开启电场分别为2.22和1.0V/μm, 当外加电场为2.4V/μm, 碳纳米管发射电流密度为400μA/cm², 镓掺杂纳米管发射电流密度为4000μA/cm². 可见镓掺杂碳纳米管的场发射性能优于同样条件下未掺杂时的碳纳米管. 对镓掺杂纳米管场发射机理进行了探讨.