Increased flexural modulus and strength in SWNT/epoxy composites by a new fabrication method

Polymer

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 293-298

  Moniruzzaman, Mohammad ^a   Du, Fangming ^a   Romero, Naiffer ^a   Winey, Karen I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexural modulus; Nanocomposites; Nanotubes

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; ESTERIFICATION; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOTUBES;

EPOXY COMPOSITES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; SHEAR MIXING; SWNT;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

EID: 29144519733     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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