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58. Wu B, Hu D, Kuang Y, Liu B, Zhang X, Chen J (2009) Functionalization of carbon nanotubes
by an ionic-liquid polymer: dispersion of Pt and PtRu nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes and
their electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol. Angew Chem Int Ed 48:4751–4754
59. Tomioka N, Takasu D, Takahashi T, Aida T (1998) Electrostatic assembly of dendrimer
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supramolecular polymers self-assembled from dendritic ionic liquids. J Polym Sci A Polym
Chem 47:4165–4193
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dental composites containing quaternary ammonium polyethylenimine nanoparticles against
Streptococcus mutans. Biomaterials 27:3995–4002
62. Yudovin-Farber I, Beyth N, Weiss EI, Domb AJ (2010) Antibacterial effect of composite
resins containing quaternary ammonium polyethyleneimine nanoparticles. J Nanopart Res
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Self-healing rubbers based on NBR blends with hyperbranched polyethylenimines. Macromol
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pyridinium]s. Macromol Chem Phys 209:2382–2389
65. Schwab E, Mecking S (2005) Synthesis and properties of highly branched polycations with an
aliphatic polyether scaffold. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 43:4609–4617
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polyelectrolyte. Organometallics 24:3758–3763
67. Tamaki M, Taguchi T, Kitajyo Y, Takahashi K, Sakai R, Kakuchi T, Satoh T (2009) LCSTtype liquid–liquid and liquid–solid phase transition behaviors of hyperbranched polyglycerol
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ionic liquids with onion-like topology as transporters and compartmentalized systems. Angew
Chem Int Ed 52:455–458
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ionic liquids for metal nanoparticle preparation and dispersion in fluorous compartments.
Macromolecules 46:4799–4804
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Firsov AA (2004) Electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films. Science 306:666–669
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strength of monolayer graphene. Science 321:385–388
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properties of graphene. Rev Mod Phys 81:109–162
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Kim KS (2012) Functionalization of graphene: covalent and non-covalent approaches,
derivatives and applications. Chem Rev 112:6156–6214
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graphene sheets and their hybrid with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Org Electron
12:2215–2224
75. Zhou X, Wu T, Ding K, Hu B, Hou M, Han B (2010) Dispersion of graphene sheets in ionic
liquid [bmim][PF6] stabilized by an ionic liquid polymer. Chem Commun 46:386–388
444
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