%0 journal article
%@ 1931-7573
%A Majeed, S., Filiz, V., Shishatskiy, S., Wind, J., Abetz, C., Abetz, V.

%D 2012
%J Nanoscale Research Letters

%P 296 
%R doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-296
%T Pyrene-POSS nanohybrid as a dispersant for carbon nanotubes in solvents of various polarities: its synthesis and application in the preparation of a composite membrane
%U https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-296
 
%X In this study we report the preparation of nanohybrid dispersant molecules based on pyrene and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes for non-covalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The prepared dispersant improves the dispersion of MWCNTs in organic solvents with very different polarities such as tetrahydrofuran, toluene, and n-hexane. The functionalized MWCNTs were used to introduce conductivity into polydimethylsiloxane membranes which can be used for electrostatic discharge applications.