Preparation of conductive nanotube-polymer composites using latex technology

Advanced Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 248-251

  Regev, Oren ^a   ElKati, Paul N B ^a   Loos, Joachim ^a   Koning, Cor E ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CENTRIFUGATION; CONFORMATIONS; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; NANOTUBES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER;

AQUEOUS DISPERSION; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; POLYPHENYLENEVINYLENE; SINGLE WALL NANOTUBES; SODIUM DODECYLSULFATE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 1542285038     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200305728     Document Type: Article

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