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New nanocomposites containing metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotube and polymer

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Metal-carbon nanotube-graft-polymer (MCNT-g-P) nanocomposites were synthesized and characterized successfully. In this work, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were opened using HNO3/H2SO4 mixture and filled by metal nanoparticles such as silver nanoparticles through wet chemistry method. Then MWCNT containing metal nanoparticles were used as macroinitiator for ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and MCNT-g-P nanocomposites were obtained. Length of grafted polymer arms onto the MWCNT was controlled using MWCNT/ε-caprolactone ratio. Structure and properties of nanocomposites were evaluated by TEM, DSC, TGA, and spectroscopy methods.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran

    Reza Sepahvand & Bandar Astinchap

  2. Nanotechnology Center, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran

    Reza Sepahvand & Mohsen Adeli

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran

    Mohsen Adeli

  4. Lab of NMR, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

    Roya Kabiri

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Sepahvand, R., Adeli, M., Astinchap, B. et al. New nanocomposites containing metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotube and polymer. J Nanopart Res 10, 1309–1318 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-008-9411-2

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