Large-scale production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by induction thermal plasma

…, CT Kingston, M Imris, B Simard… - Journal of physics D …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
High quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) have been synthesized at large scales
by the method of direct evaporation of carbon black and metallic catalyst mixtures, using …

Carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials: critical advances and challenges for synthesis toward mainstream commercial applications

…, DN Futaba, S Noda, H Shin, KS Kim, B Simard… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Advances in the synthesis and scalable manufacturing of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
remain critical to realizing many important commercial applications. Here we …

Vancomycin-modified nanoparticles for efficient targeting and preconcentration of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

…, M Boissinot, A Huletsky, MG Bergeron, B Simard - Acs Nano, 2008 - ACS Publications
A series of vancomycin-modified nanoparticles were developed and employed in magnetic
confinement assays to isolate a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria from …

Enhancement of mechanical performance of epoxy/carbon fiber laminate composites using single-walled carbon nanotubes

…, V Mirjalili, Y Zhang, L Chun, P Hubert, B Simard… - Composites science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) in their various forms have great potential for use in the development
of multifunctional multiscale laminated composites due to their unique geometry and …

Solubilization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane towards the fabrication of electrochemical biosensors with promoted electron transfer

…, D Wang, F Bensebaa, B Simard - … Journal Devoted to …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A simple procedure has been described for the fabrication of multi‐wall carbon nanotube (CNT)
based electrochemical sensors. 3‐Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) induced …

Hydrogen-catalyzed, pilot-scale production of small-diameter boron nitride nanotubes and their macroscopic assemblies

…, MB Jakubinek, J Guan, M Plunkett, B Simard - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) exhibit a range of properties that are as compelling as those
of carbon nanotubes (CNTs); however, very low production volumes have prevented the …

Development and characterization of PEEK/carbon nanotube composites

…, JM González-Domínguez, Y Martínez-Rubi, B Simard - Carbon, 2009 - Elsevier
New poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) based composites have been fabricated by the incorporation
of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using melt processing. Their structure, …

Multifunctional nano-architecture for biomedical applications

…, S Dénommée, G Enright, T Veres, B Simard - Chemistry of …, 2006 - ACS Publications
A multifunctional architecture for biomedical applications has been developed by deliberately
combining the useful functions of superparamagnetism, luminescence, and surface …

Clusters of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Encapsulated in a Hydrogel: A Particle Architecture Generating a Synergistic Enhancement of the T2 …

…, DM Leek, HY Lin, B Xiang, G Tian, A Kell, B Simard - Acs Nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
Clusters of iron oxide nanoparticles encapsulated in a pH-responsive hydrogel are synthesized
and studied for their ability to alter the T 2 -relaxivity of protons. Encapsulation of the …

Enrichment of large-diameter semiconducting SWCNTs by polyfluorene extraction for high network density thin film transistors

…, L Scoles, GP Lopinski, CT Kingston, B Simard… - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A systematic study on the use of 9,9-dialkylfluorene homopolymers (PFs) for large-diameter
semiconducting (sc-) single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) enrichment is the focus of …