2016-03-162016-03-162016-02-02Marti-arbona, Angel A., Jiang, Chengmin, Saha, Avishek, Pasquali, Matteo and Young, Colin, "Liquid crystals from single-walled carbon nanotube polyelectrolytes and their use for making various materials." Patent US9249023B2. issued 2016-02-02. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88626">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88626</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88626In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of forming a solution of single-walled carbon nanotube polyelectrolytes in a liquid crystalline phase. In some embodiments, such methods comprise: (a) providing single-walled carbon nanotube polyelectrolytes; and (b) mixing the single-walled polyelectrolytes with a polar aprotic solvent to form a mixture, where the mixing results in the formation of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the liquid crystalline phase. In some embodiments, the polar aprotic solvent comprises crown ether. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to a method of making single-walled carbon nanotube fibers. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a method of making a single walled carbon nanotube composite. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to an article comprising neat aligned carbon nanotubes.22 ppengUtility patentUS9249023B2