In the solution dispersion method, composites of MWCNTs and epoxy resin were fabricated by mixing the epoxy resin with nanotubes pre-dispersed in ethanol, followed by solvent evaporation afterward.
SLNs were prepared using stearic acid, glycerol monostearate, tristearin, and Compritol 888 ATO by solvent diffusion method using demineralized double-distilled water as the dispersion medium.
The solvent-wetting method is suggested as a novel dispersion method having a high potential for industrial applications, from storage of CNTs to dispersion.
To control these pores of CNT agglomerates, a dispersion method was more influential than a kind of solvent.
From a practical point of view, this dispersion method is advantageous especially for mass production, since it requires no addition of a solvent and thereby no solvent evaporation as well as ultrasonication and mechanical stirring.
Compared with C60 dispersion by solvent exchange method, the C60 dispersion used in this work has little effect on the protein structure, which prompted us to conclude that dispersion method would be important for the bio-safety study of nanomaterials including fullerenes.
Mechanical dispersion method.
To obtain desirable dispersion, Foldvari et al. have proposed four basic approaches [11]: (1) surfactant-assisted dispersion, (2) solvent dispersion, (3) functionalization of side walls, and (4) biomolecular dispersion.
Foldvari and Bagonluri have proposed four different strategies to obtain desirable dispersion [ 30]: (1) surfactant-assisted dispersion, (2) solvent dispersion, (3) functionalization of side walls, and (4) biomolecular dispersion.
Liposomes were formed by the known film dispersion method.
