Toughness enhancements in poly(methyl methacrylate) by addition of oriented multiwall carbon nanotubes

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2690-2702

  Gorga, Russell E ^a,b   Cohen, Robert E ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Impact strength; Melt processing; Nanocomposite extrusion; Nanotube dispersion; Poly(methyl methacrylate); Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRENGTH; MELT PROCESSING; NANOCOMPOSITE EXTRUSIONS; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CRACK PROPAGATION; DISPERSIONS; FULLERENES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TOUGHNESS;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 3142563011     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.20126     Document Type: Article

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