Coiled carbon nanotubes: Synthesis and their potential applications in advanced composite structures

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 437-448

  Lau, Kin Tak ^a   Lu, Mei ^a,b   Hui, David ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures, Nanocomposites; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COILED NANOTUBES; NANO-STRUCTURES, NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBE PULLOUT; STRENGTH;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33646852431     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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