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Facile preparation of water-soluble multiwalled carbon nanotubes bearing phosphorylcholine groups for heat generation under near-infrared irradiation

Polymer Journal volume 53, pages 1001–1009 (2021)Cite this article

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In the present study, water-soluble molecular complexes between carboxylic acid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and biocompatible poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) were prepared by hand grinding. MWCNTs could be solubilized in phosphate-buffered saline using this simple method. The suspended concentration of MWCNTs was found to increase with increasing polymer concentration and pH of the solution. Heat generation from the complexes was studied upon irradiation with near-infrared (NIR) radiation at a wavelength of 808 nm. The results demonstrated that MWCNTs absorbed light and generated heat when the molecular complex was irradiated by NIR. The solution temperature increased with increasing MWCNT concentration and irradiation time.

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This work was funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (17H03071) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Projects (JPJSBP120203509), and the Cooperative Research Program of “Network Joint Research Center for Materials and Devices (20204034).”

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    Thi Lien Nguyen & Shin-ichi Yusa

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    Madoka Takai

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuhiko Ishihara

  4. Division of Applied Chemistry, Environmental and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, Japan

    Keigo Oyama

  5. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, Japan

    Syuji Fujii

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Nguyen, T.L., Takai, M., Ishihara, K. et al. Facile preparation of water-soluble multiwalled carbon nanotubes bearing phosphorylcholine groups for heat generation under near-infrared irradiation. Polym J 53, 1001–1009 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-021-00495-x

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