Covalent Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Thermoresponsive Core Cross-Linked Polymeric Micelles

A facile method for the covalent functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with thermoresponsive core cross-linked (CCL) polymeric micelles is presented. This method is based on SWNT functionalization as well as polymer self-assembly. The copolymer, poly( N,N -dimethylacrylamide)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-acryloxysuccinimide) (PDMA-b-P(NIPAM-co-NAS)), bearing an azide group at the PDMA end, was first prepared by …