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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 116, Issue 2, Pages 1798-1804Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp2112999
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- National Science Foundation CAREER [0447555]
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Science [DE-FG02-06ER46294]
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [0447555] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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High-quality boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) were functionalized for the first time with water-soluble and biocompatible PEGylated phospholipid [methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N conjugates (mPEG-DSPE)]. We found that BNNTs can be suspended in water for more than 3 months without precipitation. By comparing the dispersion stability of mPEG-DSPE/BNNTs in various solvents and the related Hansen solubility parameters, we found that polarized and hydrogen bonds between water and the hydrophilic mPEG play important roles in maintaining stable dispersion of BNNTs and preventing aggregation of mPEG-DSPE/BNNTs in the solutions. This has led to the formation of composite films with well-dispersed BNNTs and the coating of self-assembled monolayer (SAM) BNNTs. Furthermore, the lengths of these functionalized BNNTs can be shorterned, for the first time, from >10 mu m to similar to 500 nm by ultrasonication. Experiments suggest that effective dispersion of BNNT in solution is necessary for such cutting, where effective energy transfer from the sonicator to nanotubes is achieved. Our results will form the basis for stable functionalization, dispersion, and effective cutting of BNNTs with water-soluble and biocompatible PEGylated phospholipid, which are important for biomedical and composite applications.
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