Conducting composite materials from the biopolymer kappa-carrageenan and carbon nanotubes

• Ali Aldalbahi,
• Jin Chu,
• Peter Feng and
• Marc in het Panhuis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 415–427, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.48

• measurements can be used to determine the sol–gel transition of polymer solutions. A larger loss modulus (G˝) than storage modulus (G΄) in the linear viscoelastic region is indicative of solution-like behaviour. Whereas, the reverse (G΄ > G˝) is indicative of gel-like behaviour [44]. The KC solutions with

• straight line in (c) indicates the rate of increase at the lower concentrations. (a–c) Storage (G΄, diamonds) and loss modulus (G˝, squares) of KC solutions at concentrations of 0.4%, 0.5%, and 0.6% w/v, respectively; (d and e) loss and storage modulus of KC versus solution concentration at 1.47% shear