6533b85cfe1ef96bd12bc899
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Calculations on solvents and co-solvents of single-wall carbon nanotubes:cyclopyranoses
Francisco Torrenssubject
ChemistryMechanical EngineeringBioengineeringGeneral ChemistryCarbon nanotubeKinetic energylaw.inventionPartition coefficientChemical engineeringMechanics of MaterialslawLipophilicityOrganic chemistryPartition (number theory)General Materials ScienceLewis acids and basesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSolubilityCo solventdescription
The (10, 10) single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) presents consistency between relatively small solubility, and large partition coefficients and kinetic stability. The solubility of SWNTs is investigated in a variety of solvents, finding a class of non-hydrogen-bonding Lewis bases that provides good solubility. The organic solvent–water partition and hydrophobic moment of lysozyme show that the main contribution to the water-accessible surface area of helices is the hydrophobic term, while the hydrophilic part dominates in the sheet, which is related to the 1-octanol–, cyclohexane– and chloroform–water partition coefficients Po−ch−cf of helices, which are greater than those of the sheet. The molecular lipophilicity pattern differentiates among helices, sheet and binding site.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-05 | Nanotechnology |