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Abstract

Ultrasonication is often used to disperse nanoparticles in aqueous solution. However, a good dispersion of nanoparticles in aqueous solution is not always achieved, due to the fact that incoming ultrasonic waves in liquid are usually reflected and damped at the gas/liquid interface. For the case of carbon nanotubes, this is a classic debundling method: the MWCNTs can be effectively ultrasonically dispersed in the water solution [1]. Under the ultrasound action, the cavitation process produces the strong shear force, leading to the exfoliation of carbon nanotube bundles, bubble formation, and collapse, providing homogeneity of nanosuspension [2].

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Kharissova, O.V., Kharisov, B.I. (2017). Physical Methods. In: Solubilization and Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62950-6_2

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