Carboxylated carbon nanotubes corked with tetraalkylammonium cations : A concept of nanocarriers in aqueous solutions

An explicit water molecular dynamics simulations were used to probe (6,6) and (9,9) single-walled carbon nanotubes, functionalized with three carboxylate ion groups at each of the two openings, as potential nanocarriers in aqueous solutions. Three tetraalkylammonium cations (i.e., tetraethyl-, tetra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of molecular liquids. - 1998. - 270(2018) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 203-211
1. Verfasser: Druchok, M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lukšič, M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of molecular liquids
Schlagworte:Journal Article functionalized carbon nanotube molecular dynamics nanocarrier tetraalkylammonium ions
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