Table 1.
Morphometric parameters of intact MWCNTs and MWCNTs treated with NaOCl.
| Parameter | Dout, nm | Din, nm | Avg. Wall Thickness, nm (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | MWCNT-t | MWCNT-d | MWCNT-t | MWCNT-d | MWCNT-t | MWCNT-d |
| Control | 44 ± 16 | 77 ± 27 | 8 ± 5 * | 8 ± 3 # | 18 ± 11 (100%) | 35 ± 12 (100%) |
| NaOCllow | 44 ± 12 | 76 ± 22 $ | 12 ± 6 * | 13 ± 3 # | 16 ± 9 (89%) | 32 ± 13 (91%) |
| NaOClhigh | 42 ± 10 | 63 ± 17 $ | 15 ± 6 * | 28 ± 1 # | 14 ± 8 (78%) | 18 ± 9 (51%) |
Data expressed as Mean values ± SD. Statistically-significant difference: *, $, # p < 0.01 presented in Table S2 of the Supplementary Information.