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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
James M. Tour, Bellaire, TX (US);
Christopher A. Dyke, Humble, TX (US);
Jason J. Stephenson, McLean, VA (US);
Boris I. Yakobson, Houston, TX (US);
James M. Tour, Bellaire, TX (US);
Christopher A. Dyke, Humble, TX (US);
Jason J. Stephenson, McLean, VA (US);
Boris I. Yakobson, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward methods of crosslinking carbon nanotubes to each other using microwave radiation, articles of manufacture produced by such methods, compositions produced by such methods, and applications for such compositions and articles of manufacture. The present invention is also directed toward methods of radiatively modifying composites and/or blends comprising carbon nanotubes with microwaves, and to the compositions produced by such methods. In some embodiments, the modification comprises a crosslinking process, wherein the carbon nanotubes serve as a conduit for thermally and photolytically crosslinking the host matrix with microwave radiation.