The present invention provides methods for the fabrication CNT dispersions using polysaccharides, especially hemicelluloses, and most advantageously xylan.
The present invention also provides methods to isolate, and purify hemicelluloses from plant materials.
The present invention provides methods and compositions for the coating of solid surfaces using CNT dispersions.
One currently preferred method coating of a surface is electrospraying the CNT dispersion.
The present invention provides electrically conducting materials that can replace conducting plastics, graphite, and even some metals as electrical conductors.
In one embodiment the present materials can be used as stealth coatings.
In another embodiment the present materials can provide shield against high frequency electromagnetic radiation, while being permeable to low frequency magnetic field.
In one specific application the dispersion fabricated from double walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs), and xylan can be used to fabricate transparent electrically conducting films.
In one embodiment of the present invention the surface films will be cross-linked, and these films can be used in multiple applications including supercapacitors.