Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Recent Advances in Their Synthesis, Functionalization, and Applications

A comprehensive overview of current research progress on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) is presented in this article. Particularly, recent advancements in controlled synthesis and large-scale production of BNNTs will first be summarized. While recent success in mass production of BNNTs has opened u...

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Autores principales: Lee, Chee Huei, Bhandari, Shiva, Tiwari, Bishnu, Yapici, Nazmiye, Zhang, Dongyan, Yap, Yoke Khin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6272975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428947
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21070922
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author Lee, Chee Huei
Bhandari, Shiva
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Yapici, Nazmiye
Zhang, Dongyan
Yap, Yoke Khin
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description A comprehensive overview of current research progress on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) is presented in this article. Particularly, recent advancements in controlled synthesis and large-scale production of BNNTs will first be summarized. While recent success in mass production of BNNTs has opened up new opportunities to implement the appealing properties in various applications, concerns about product purity and quality still remain. Secondly, we will summarize the progress in functionalization of BNNTs, which is the necessary step for their applications. Additionally, selected potential applications in structural composites and biomedicine will be highlighted.
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spelling pubmed-62729752018-12-28 Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Recent Advances in Their Synthesis, Functionalization, and Applications Lee, Chee Huei Bhandari, Shiva Tiwari, Bishnu Yapici, Nazmiye Zhang, Dongyan Yap, Yoke Khin Molecules Review A comprehensive overview of current research progress on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) is presented in this article. Particularly, recent advancements in controlled synthesis and large-scale production of BNNTs will first be summarized. While recent success in mass production of BNNTs has opened up new opportunities to implement the appealing properties in various applications, concerns about product purity and quality still remain. Secondly, we will summarize the progress in functionalization of BNNTs, which is the necessary step for their applications. Additionally, selected potential applications in structural composites and biomedicine will be highlighted. MDPI 2016-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC6272975/ /pubmed/27428947 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21070922 Text en © 2016 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Recent Advances in Their Synthesis, Functionalization, and Applications
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6272975/
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