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Synthetic control over the structure and symmetry of carbon nanotubes: Towards biomedical applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2011

Michael S. Lowry ,
Alfredo Rayms-Keller ,
Karen J. Long ,
Francisco Santiago ,
Victor H. Gehman Jr.  and
Kevin A. Boulais
Michael S. Lowry
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Dahlgren, VA 22448
Alfredo Rayms-Keller
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Dahlgren, VA 22448
Karen J. Long
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Dahlgren, VA 22448
Francisco Santiago
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Dahlgren, VA 22448
Victor H. Gehman Jr.
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Dahlgren, VA 22448
Kevin A. Boulais
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Dahlgren, VA 22448
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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are appealing materials for biomedical applications due to their unique chemical, electrical and mechanical properties. The emphasis of the present work is on controlling the structure and symmetry of carbon nanotubes by imposing an applied stress at the CNT growth site. CNTs were grown under these conditions using standard chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques and were subsequently characterized with a scanning electron microscope; the methodology and implications of this approach are discussed herein.

Keywords

nanostructuremorphologybiomedical

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