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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2006
James M. Nelson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ryan E. Marx, Rosemount, MN (US);
John W. Longabach, Woodbury, MN (US);
James M. Nelson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ryan E. Marx, Rosemount, MN (US);
John W. Longabach, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Compositions comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a host polymer, and A block copolymer comprising a first block and a second block, wherein no block is compatible with the host polymer. In one aspect, the block copolymer is amphiphilic. In another aspect, the block copolymer may comprise a first block and a second block, wherein at least one of the first and second blocks comprises repeating units derived from a monomer having the general formula:(R)C═C(R)(R)wherein Ris selected from fluorine, a Cto Cfluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl group, and a Cto Cfluorinated or perfluorinated alkoxy group; each R is independently selected from F, H, Cl, R, a Cto Calkyl group, and RA, wherein Ris a Cto Calkylene group and A is selected from COM and SOM, wherein M is selected from H, an ammonium and organo onium group.