Chemical bonding of multiwalled carbon nanotubes to polydimethylsiloxanes and modification of the photoinitiator system for microstereolithography processing

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    Abstract

    Oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT) were functionalized with polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) by opening epoxide groups of PDMS under ultrasonic irradiation and the acidic condition provided by ion-exchange resin. The final product is a uniform solution and allowed the wet-casting of thin film. Photoinitiator and sensitizer were added for UV curing using the Penn state microstereolithography (MSL) system which has a wavelength close to 364 nm.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)N1-N4
    JournalSmart Materials and Structures
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 2004

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Signal Processing
    • Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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