Dispersion and alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix: A review

Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 89-112

  Xie, Xiao Lin ^a,b   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a   Zhou, Xing Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alignment; Applications; Carbon nanotubes; Dispersion; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; DISPERSIONS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FULLERENE CHEMISTRY; MATRIX MATERIALS; MICRO-CRYSTALS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 22344447856     PISSN: 0927796X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2005.04.002     Document Type: Review

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