Issue 35, 2012
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

A supramolecular approach toward organo-dispersible graphene and its straightforward polymer nanocomposites†

Sunil P. Lonkar,*a   Alexis Bobenrieth,a   Julien De Winter,ab   Pascal Gerbaux,b   Jean-Marie Raquez*a  and  Philippe Duboisa  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
E-mail: Sunil.Lonkar@umons.ac.be, jean-marie.raquez@umons.ac.be

b Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, B-7000 Mons, Belgium

Abstract

Highly dispersible graphene nanosheets were straightforwardly synthesized by in situ reduction in the presence of hydroxyl-functionalized imidazolium ionic liquids as a supramolecular template. Therefrom, a biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/graphene nanocomposite was prepared via a “grafting-from” approach based on the hydroxyl functionalities available from as-modified graphene nanosheets. The work opens up a path for a wide range of strategies in the fabrication of graphene/polymer nanocomposites.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2JM34234K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jun 2012
Accepted
24 Jul 2012
First published
26 Jul 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 18124-18126

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A supramolecular approach toward organo-dispersible graphene and its straightforward polymer nanocomposites

S. P. Lonkar, A. Bobenrieth, J. D. Winter, P. Gerbaux, J. Raquez and P. Dubois, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 18124 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM34234K

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