From Parkinson's chemotropic agent l-dopa to thermally resistive carbonaceous nanocomposite of a new catechol-grafted poly(amide-imide)

A novel thermally stable catechol grafted poly(amide-imide) was synthesized by starting from l-dopa. The chiral polymer has shown great affinity for adsorption onto carboxylated carbon nanotubes to form homogeneous composites with enhanced thermal stability.290