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Single walled nanotubes/Amylose/SDBS complex
Bonnet, P.; Gresil, M.; Bizot, H.; Riou, I.; Bertoncini, P.; Buleon, A.; Chauvet, O.;
Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2009;12(2):545-550.
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Abstract
In this study, we prepare and characterize single walled carbon/amylose complexes formed in aqueous medium in presence of a surfactant, where amylose is an helical polysaccharide. We show that at low amylose content, nanotubes based complexes are formed which show a strong infra-red fluorescence. Electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy suggest that the complex morphology implies also the surfactant. We propose a supramolecular architecture of the complex where the nanotubes are protected from the aqueous environment by the surfactant/amylose molecules. These complexes may be of interest for biosensing applications