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Title: | Preparation of surface adsorbed and impregnated multi-walled carbon nanotube/nylon-6 nanofiber composites and investigation of their gas sensing ability | Authors: | Lala, N.L. Thavasi, V. Ramakrishna, S. |
Keywords: | Dispersion Electrospinning Nanofibers One dimensional material Porosity Surface functionalization |
Issue Date: | Jan-2009 | Citation: | Lala, N.L., Thavasi, V., Ramakrishna, S. (2009-01). Preparation of surface adsorbed and impregnated multi-walled carbon nanotube/nylon-6 nanofiber composites and investigation of their gas sensing ability. Sensors 9 (1) : 86-101. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90100086 | Abstract: | We have prepared electrospun Nylon-6 nanofibers via electrospinning, and adsorbed multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) onto the surface of Nylon-6 fibers using Triton® X-100 to form a MWCNTs/Nylon-6 nanofiber composite. The dispersed MWCNTs have been found to be stable in hexafluoroisopropanol for several months without precipitation. A MWCNTs/Nylon-6 nanofiber composite based chemical sensor has demonstrated its responsiveness towards a wide range of solvent vapours at room temperature and only mg quantities of MWCNTs were expended. The large surface area and porous nature of the electrospun Nylon-6/MWCNT nanofibers facilitates greater analyte permeability. The experimental analysis has indicated that the dipole moment, functional group and vapour pressure of the analytes determine the magnitude of the responsiveness. | Source Title: | Sensors | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/61145 | ISSN: | 14248220 | DOI: | 10.3390/s90100086 |
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