• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.2713-2718
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• 2010

탄소나노튜브의 분산성을 개선하고자 다중벽 탄소나노튜브(multi-walled carbon nanotube, MWNT)를 초음파 반응기에서 butyllithium 및 hexyllithium solution을 이용하여 표면을 화학적으로 개질하였다. 개질된 MWNT는 적외선 분광분석 및 라만분광법을 이용하여 MWNT에 알킬기가 도입되었는지를 확인하였다. 또한, 열중량분석기를 이용하여 알킬기가 MWNT에 도입된 함량을 분석하였으며, MWNT 및 개질된 MWNT를 다양한 용매에 따른 분산성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 유기물의 함량은 5% 내외로 분석되었고 일정 범위내의 용해도 상수를 갖는 용매에 분산성이 개선됨을 확인하였다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제30권
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• pp.1.1-1.8
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• 2015

Objectives In this study, the effect of tube length and outer diameter (OD) size of hydroxylated-multi walled carbon nanotubes (OH-MWCNTs) on their uptake and toxicity was investigated in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans using a functional mutant analysis. Methods The physicochemical properties of three different OH-MWCNTs were characterized. Uptake and toxicity were subsequently investigated on C. elegans exposed to MWCNTs with different ODs and tube lengths. Results The results of mutant analysis suggest that ingestion is the main route of MWCNTs uptake. We found that OH-MWCNTs with smaller ODs were more toxic than those with larger ODs, and OH-MWCNTs with shorter tube lengths were more toxic than longer counterparts to C. elegans. Conclusions Overall the results suggest the aspect ratio affects the toxicity of MWCNTs in C. elegans. Further thorough study on the relationship between physicochemical properties and toxicity needs to be conducted for more comprehensive understanding of the uptake and toxicity of MWCNTs.

• Carbon letters
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2016

The attachment of 2-aminobenzamide to carboxylated multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-COOH was achieved through the formation of amide bonds. Then, the functionalized MWCNTs, MWCNT-amide, were treated by phosphoryl chloride to produce MWCNT-quin. The products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, derivative thermogravimetric, steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy, and solubility testing. MWCNT-quin showed photo-electronic properties, which is due to the attachment of the 4-hydroxyquinazoline groups to them as proved by steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. This suggests intramolecular interactions between the tubes and the attached 4-hydroxyquinazoline. The toxicity of the samples was evaluated in human embryonic kidney HEK293 and human breast cancer SKBR3 cell lines, and the viable cell numbers were measured by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) after the cells were cultured for 24 h. Cellular investigations showed that the modified MWCNTs, particularly MWCNT-quin, have considerably significant toxic impact on SKBR3 as compared to HEK293 at the concentration of 5 µg/mL.

• 청정기술
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 그래핀과 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 포함하는 하이브리드 소재의 제조 및 슈퍼캐패시터 전극물질로의 활용에 관한 내용이 진행되었다. 이를 위하여 산화그래핀과 아민(-NH₂) 그룹이 치환된 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 산 촉매 하에서 반응시켜, 새로운 이민(-C=N-) 결합이 도입된 하이브리드 복합체를 합성하였다. 상기 제조된 하이브리드 소재를 슈퍼캐패시터 전극 물질로 사용하고자 수산화칼륨 전해질 기반의 3상 전극 시스템을 활용하여 전기화학적 특성을 살펴보았다. 또한 하이브리드 소재에 존재하는 그래핀과 다중벽 탄소나노튜브의 비율 변화 실험을 통하여, 그래핀/탄소나노튜브의 질량비가 7.5/1일 때 그 특성이 최적화가 됨을 알 수 있었다. 최적화된 전극은 높은 비축천용량(132 F/g)을 나타내었을 뿐만 아니라, 반복된 충방전 실험에서 높은 안정성(95%, retention after 5000 cycles)을 나타내었다.

• 한국산학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학기술학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표논문집 2부
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• pp.1127-1130
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 CNT의 분산성을 개선하고자 다중벽 탄소나노튜브(multi-walled carbon nanotube, MWNT)에 butyllithium solution 및 hexyllithium solution을 이용하여 표면을 화학적으로 개질하였다. 개질된 MWNT는 적외선 분광 분석 및 Raman spectrophotometer를 이용하여 MWNT에 작용기가 도입되었는지를 확인하였다. 또한, 열중량분석기(Thermogravimetric analysis, TGA)를 이용하여 작용기가 도입된 MWNT의 열적 성질을 측정하였으며, MWNT 및 개질된 MWNT를 다양한 용매에 따른 분산성을 확인하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.498-505
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• 2007

This study demonstrated the in-situ functionalization with polymers of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) via emulsion polymerization. Polystyrene-functionalized MWNTs were prepared in an aqueous solution containing styrene monomer, non-ionic surfactant and a cationic coupling agent ([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trime-thylammonium chloride (MATMAC)). This process produced an interesting morphology in which the MWNTs, consisting of bead-string shapes or MWNTs embedded in the beads, when polymer beads were sufficiently large, produced nanohybrid material. This morphology was attributed to the interaction between the cationic coupling agent and the nanotube surface which induced polymerization within the hemimicellar or hemicylindrical structures of surfactant micelles on the surface of the nanotubes. In a solution containing MATMAC alone without surfactant, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were not well-dispersed, and in a solution containing only surfactant without MATMAC, polymeric beads were synthesized in isolation from CNTs and continued to exist separately. The incorporation of MATMAC and surfactant together enabled large amounts of CNTs (> 0.05 wt%) to be well-dispersed in water and very effectively encapsulated by polymer chains. This method could be applied to other well-dispersed CNT solutions containing amphiphilic molecules, regardless of the type (i.e., anionic, cationic or nonionic). In this way, the solubility and dispersion of nanotubes could be increased in a solvent or polymer matrix. By enhancing the interfacial adhesion, this method might also contribute to the improved dispersion of nanotubes in a polymer matrix and thus the creation of superior polymer nanocomposites.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2013

Composites of platinum and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were prepared in various reduction conditions and characterized using cyclic voltammetry. The MWNTs were functionalized with carboxylic acid and/or hydroxyl groups in acidic solutions prior to the formation of MWNT-Pt composites. Platinum nanoparticles were deposited onto the chemically-oxidized MWNTs in 1-propanol and 1,3-propanediol. The reduction of Pt precursors in other solutions could induce differences in their morphologies in composite thin films. The morphologies of MWNTs with Pt deposited were dependent on the reduction solutions, and the electrocatalytic activities on alcohols changed accordingly. The electrochemical activities of the as-prepared MWNT-Pt thin films on common alcohols such as methanol and ethanol were investigated.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.240-249
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• 2014

다중벽 탄소나노튜브(MWNT)로 보강된 폴리에스터(PET) 복합재료에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. PET와 MWNT간의 계면결합력을 향상시키기 위하여, MWNT 표면에 bishydroxyethylene-terephthalate(BHET)를 도입하였다. 이렇게 기능화된 MWNT를 0.5~2.0 wt% 범위에서 이축압출기를 이용하여 PET와 용융 혼합하였다. MWNT/PET 복합재료를 필라멘트로 방사하고, 이를 연신 및 열처리하여 특성 분석을 하였다. 이로부터 복합섬유의 결정화 온도와 열분해 온도가 MWNT로 인하여 증가함을 알 수 있었으며, 항복응력과 인성은 MWNT의 1 wt%의 첨가만으로도 30%이상 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 MWNT를 BHET로 기능화하는 방법은 폴리에스터에 탄소나노튜브를 효과적으로 분산시키고 계면결합력을 증가시키는데 매우 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.680-685
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• 2005

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes were purified by using the nitric acid after the mechanical cutting, which carboxylic group might be introduced into the surface of nanotubes. To enhance the dispersion of CNTs, carboxylic groups were substituted in the reaction with octadecyl amine containing a long alkyl group. Nanofibers were manufactured by electrospinning, the solution that mixed with PMMA and ODA-fuctionalized CNTs in dimethyl formamide and dispersed with ultrasonication. Diameter and alignment of nanofibers with various electrospinning parameters, such as the CNT and PMMA concentration in solution, the applied voltage, and the distance to the collector were investigated. As a result, the nanofiber diameter was increased with the increment of PMMA concentration, whereas it was reduced as the applied voltage and the spinning distance was increased. The spinning area became smaller with the distance. The nanofibers were formed without the defect on surface and well aligned in a specific concentration of PMMA and nanotubes.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2004년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.43-46
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• 2004

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) produced by chemical vapor deposition were treated with acidic solution for purification and oxidization of CNTs. The surface modification of the oxidized CNTs was achieved by amine treatment and oxygen plasma treatment. The functionalized CNTs were embedded in the epoxy resin by sonication method and the resulting composite was investigated by FESEM. Rheological and mechanical properties of nanocomposites were measured by AR2000 and Instron. The rheological properties and dispersion of modified CNTs/epoxy composites were improved as CNTs were modified, because the modification of CNTs led to a improvement interaction between the CNTs and the epoxy resin. In addition to this, mechanical properties are also improved because of the effective stress transfer between the CNTs and the polymer.