Microcapsules containing suspensions of carbon nanotubes

Single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) suspended in chlorobenzene (PhCl) and ethyl phenylacetate (EPA) were incorporated into microcapsules using an in situemulsification polymerization of urea-formaldehyde; the capsules release the SWNTs upon mechanical rupture.

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