The application of the surface energy based solubility parameter theory for the rational design of polymer-functionalized MWCNTs
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Quijano Velasco, P; Porfyrakis, K; Grobert, N
- Source
- Subject
- Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter
QD
QC
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1463-9076
The surface energy based solubility parameters theory was applied\ud to model the degree of polystyrene-functionalisation of MWCNTs\ud in six different organic solvents. The experimental characterization of\ud the polymer-functionalized MWCNTs is consistent with the predictions of this model providing a breakthrough towards the rational design of functionalized MWCNTs based on thermodynamic parameters.