2015-05-042015-05-042013-04-16Khabashesku, Valery N., Kuznetsov, Oleksandr and Lobo, Rui, "Polyol functionalized water soluble carbon nanostructures." Patent US8420717B2. issued 2013-04-16. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80121.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80121A method of making a water soluble carbon nanostructure includes treating a fluorinated carbon nanostructure material with a polyol in the presence of a base. A water soluble carbon nanostructure comprises a fluorinated carbon nanostructure covalently bound to a polyol. Exemplary uses of water soluble carbon nanostructures include use in polymer composites, biosensors and drug delivery vehicles.35 ppengUtility patentUS8420717B2