Review - coating methods of carbon nanotubes and their potential applications

Abstract

the electrical, mechanical and physical properties of carbon nanotubes have been applied in different fields. The fabrication new composite materials of carbon nanotubes by various methods illustrates how new avenues are used in many areas of science and technology. The coating method of carbon nanotubes is one of the fabrication techniques. This review therefore, aims to present a general lid on different kinds of coating methods employed to fabricate new composite materials of carbon nanotubes. Their potential applications are also addressed. The key conditions of preferable coating methods that commensurate with CNT antennas applications are then proposed in this paper.

An investigation into the free vibrations of carbon nanotubes using analytical and finite element methods

“…De Volder et al [156] reported that the current carbon nanotube production exceeded several thousand tons annually and pegged the number close to 4.6 kiloton/year. These production capacities indicate the commercial interest in carbon nanotubes to be used in various applications including, but are not limited to, composites [157,158] as fillers, as sensors in nanomechanical applications [159,160], as biosensors [161,162] to detect biomolecules, as gas sensors [163], as nanocarriers for drugs [164], in carbohydrate conjugation [165], to manipulate genes in genetic engineering [166], as nanofillers in dental applications [104], in tracking of cells and delivering transfection agents in tissue engineering [167][168], in repair of tissue after brain damage in neurogeneration [169], in diagnostic tools for biomedical applications [170,171], as conductive improver in Lithium-ion batteries [172], in production of new composite materials by nanocoating [173], as nanoprobes in electromechanical applications [123], as actuators [174], as interconnects [175,176], and as electron sources [177].…”

Effect of nitrogen and oxygen doped carbon nanotubes on flammability of epoxy nanocomposites

“…In the other words, many of these noticeable properties can be best obtained by incorporating the CNTs into some form of matrix to make different composites. In many cases, these composites have employed polymer matrices and nowadays CNT nanocomposites are being used in many research areas and commercial products due to their mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical [3], photocatalytic properties [4], with applications ranging from coatings [5], batteries [6], filters [7], bio sensors [8] to flame retardant additives [9].…”