Conductive Cotton Textile from Safely Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Figure 6

(a) Comparison between the -cotton (upper) and -MWCNTs/cotton (lower) textiles. (b) Schematic of the fiber coating. (c) The -MWCNTs/cotton textile acting as a conducting path in the emission of an LED. (d) The textile after a standard washing test for 30 min. (e) SEM image of the cotton fiber after the washing test.

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