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Carbon meets cotton

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Cotton fibres coated with carbon nanotubes show better flame retardancy, improved ultraviolet blocking and enhanced water-repellent properties

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  1. Liu, Y. Wang, X. Qi, K. & Xin, J. H. Functionalization of cotton with carbon nanotubes. J. Mater. Chem. 10.1039/b801849a (2008).

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  1. Ai Lin Chun
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Chun, A. Carbon meets cotton. Nature Nanotech (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.207

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