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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Rachel Yerushalmi-rozen, D.N. Beertuvia, IL;
Oren Regev, Moshav Beertuvia, IL;
Inventors:
Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen, D.N. Beertuvia, IL;
Oren Regev, Moshav Beertuvia, IL;
Assignee:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research & Development Authority, Beer-Sheva, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for exfoliation of carbon nanotubes and for the preparation of a stable aqueous suspension thereof containing dispersed, essentially single tubes, using a water-soluble polymeric material. A powder of carbon nanotubes is further provided, that can be re-dispersed to form a stable suspension. The nanotubes can be used in electronics, printing, coatings, thin layers, molecular machines, and for the production of composite materials.