Abstract
Conditions for the dispersion of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) in aqueous solution at concentrations up to 0.12 mg mL-1 using a range of nonionic, biocompatible block copolymers (i.e., Pluronics and Tetronics) are identified. Furthermore, the optimal Pluronic dispersant for MoS2 is found to be effective for a range of other 2D materials such as molybdenum diselenide, tungsten diselenide, tungsten disulfide, tin selenide, and boron nitride.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 294-300 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Small |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 20 2016 |
Funding
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency under Cooperative Agreement Number DBI‐1266377, the US Public Health Service Grant NIEHS RO1 ES022698, and the National Science Foundation (DMR‐1505849). The STEM work was supported by the NSF Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program (DMR‐0934218), NIH RCMI Nanotechnology and Human Health Core (G12MD007591), Department of Defense #64756‐RT‐REP, and the Welch Foundation (Award #AX‐1615). Metal analysis was performed at the Northwestern University Quantitative Bioelemental Imaging Center, which is supported by NASA Ames Research Center NNA06CB93G. XPS was performed at the Northwestern University NUANCE Center, which is supported by the NSF‐MRSEC (NSF DMR‐1121262), Keck Foundation, and the State of Illinois. Centrifugal evaporation was performed within the Northwestern University ChemCore at the Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, which is sponsored by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium with support from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
Keywords
- boron nitride
- molybdenum disulfide
- pluronics
- tetronics
- tin selenide
- tungsten diselenide
- tungsten disulfide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- General Chemistry
- Biomaterials
- General Materials Science
- Engineering (miscellaneous)