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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Charles Martin Lukehart, Nashville, TN (US);
Lang LI, York, PA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Martin Lukehart, Nashville, TN (US);
Lang Li, York, PA (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 9/12 (2006.01); C08K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition of matter including at least one graphitic-carbon-nanofiber/polymer brush. A method of making the graphitic-carbon-nanofiber/polymer brush includes covalently bonding a polymer to a surface of a graphitic-carbon-nanofiber by atom-transfer-radical-polymerization. An apparatus includes an analyte sensor including at least one graphitic-carbon-nanofiber/polymer brush. A method includes detecting an analyte including exposing at least one graphitic-carbon-nanofiber/polymer brush to the analyte.