Dendrimer-linked, renewable and magnetic carbon nanotube aerogels

Abstract

Magnetic carbon nanotube aerogels with a repeated aerogel–sol–hydrogel–aerogel transition have been acquired by the special drying of gel-precursors made via assembling individual nanotubes with dendritic poly(amido amine) molecules in the presence of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, which has inspired us to synthesize renewable 3D porosints composed of organic, inorganic and their hybrid building blocks.