Viscometric, rheological and theoretical studies have been performed that demonstrate the remarkable potential of dispersing a very tiny amount of “self pure” carbon nanotubes in silicone, paving the way to unexpected applications, e.g., in the field of fireendurance. Very interestingly, only tiny amounts of MWCNTs are required: usually less than 0.5 wt %. Those properties all rely on the nature of the nanotube-silicone interface interactions, which are dominated by additive CH-p interactions between the methyl groups of the polymer and the nanotube surface.
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