Patent ID: 7588699
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B82Y,C08F,C08G,C08K,C08L,C09J,H01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for dispersing carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix to prepare a polymer/carbon nanotube nanocomposite, comprising: (a) dispersing carbon nanotubes in an organic solvent; (b) adding one or more monomers of the polymer of interest to the dispersed nanotubes; and (c) polymerizing the monomers in the presence of the dispersed nanotubes under mechanical stirring; wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly(arylene ether) and copoly(arylene ether); and further wherein the monomers comprise at least one activated halide and at least one bisphenol.