Polymeric nanostructures-synthesis, properties, applications
Conference
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OSTI ID:126972
- Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States); and others
Nanomaterials is an emerging research area that deals with developing methods for synthesizing nanoscopic bits of a material and with investigations of the nanomaterial obtained. We have been exploring a new method for preparing nanomaterials. This method entails synthesizing the desired material within the pores of a nanoporous membrane. Because the membranes employed have cylindrical pores of uniform diameter, a nanocylinder of the desired material is obtained in each pore. Depending on the material and the chemistry of the pore wall, this nanocylinder may be solid (a fibril) or hollow (a tubule). We will discuss the template synthesis of fibrils and tubules of polymeric materials, especially electronically conductive polymers. We will show that these conductive polymer nanostructures have interesting and unusual electronic properties. We will also discuss possible applications of these nanostructures including applications in bioencapsulation and waste water remediation.
- OSTI ID:
- 126972
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950402--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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