Khabashesku, Valery N.2011-07-252011-07-252010Kuznetsov, Oleksandr. "Functionalization of carbon nanomaterials for biomedical and nanocomposite applications." (2010) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62126">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62126</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62126New derivatives of carbon nanostructures: nanotubes, nano-onions and nanocrystalline diamonds were obtained through fluorination and subsequent functionalization with sucrose. Chemically modified nanocarbons show high solubility in water, ethanol, DMF and can be used as biomaterials for medical applications. It was demonstrated that sucrose functionalized nanostructures can find applications in nanocomposites due to improved dispersion enabled by polyol functional groups. Additionally, pristine and chemically derivatized carbon nanotubes were studied as nanofillers in epoxy composites. Carbon nanotubes tailored with amino functionalities demonstrated better dispersion and crosslinking with epoxy polymer yielding improved tensile strength and elastic properties of nanocomposites.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Organic chemistryBiomedical engineeringMaterials scienceThesisTHESIS APP.PHYS. 2010 KUZNETSOV