Elastic and viscoelastic properties of non-bulk polymer interphases in nanotube-reinforced polymers

Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 503-509

  Fisher, Frank T ^a   Lee, Kon Chol ^a   Brinson, L Catherine ^b  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPHASE REGION; NANOTUBE-POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYMER CHAINS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 32044461791     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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