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Transparent conductive films of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were fabricated by a simple method to significantly enhance anti-scratch and transparency properties by the incorporation of polyethoxysiloxane (PES). The reasons for changes in the mechanical properties and transmittance were investigated through the reflection property and morphology of thin films. With the incorporation of PES, the sheet resistance of the SWCNT thin film remained unchanged after the anti-scratch test. It was found that the transmittance of the thin films suddenly increased when the thickness of the PES layer was ca 100 nm. Although the PES incorporation resulted in a slight increase in the sheet resistance, the experimental results revealed that the sheet resistance of the SWCNT thin films with PES was lower than that of films without PES for the same transmittance due to the increase of the transmittance caused by the PES incorporation. We have demonstrated that the sheet resistance was halved at a transmittance of â¼86% due to PES incorporation. SWCNT thin films with PES showed better electrical properties than those without PES after a bend test.
ABSTRACT
This study describes the ability of on-line concentration capillary electrochromatography (CEC) coupled with UV or mass spectrometry (MS) for the determination of nine common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in water samples. A series of poly(stearyl methacrylate-divinylbenzene) (poly(SMA-DVB)) monolithic columns, which were prepared by single step in situ polymerization of divinylbenzene (DVB), stearyl methacrylate (SMA) and vinylbenzenesulfonic acid (VBSA, charged monomer), were developed as separation columns for the first time. The effects of polymerization condition of monolithic columns on analyte separations were examined, and the results indicated that separation performances were markedly improved in monolithic columns prepared with short reaction time (3 h) and low SMA:DVB ratio (40/60 ratio of SMA:DVB). Subsequently, an on-line concentration step of step-gradient elution was combined to this CEC system, and by optimizing the difference in eluent strength between the sample matrix and mobile phase, all NSAIDs detection sensitivity were improved (limit of detection (LOD) was 3.4-10 µg/L for UV, and 0.01-0.19 µg/L for MS). When compared to the best CE and LC reports on NSAIDs analyses so far, this on-line concentration CEC method provided better detection ability within shorter separation time (12 min) when either UV or MS detector was employed. This is the first report for on-line concentration CEC with MS detection applied in trace solute analyses of real samples.
