Improving the dispersion and flexural strength of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-stiff epoxy composites through β-hydroxyester surface functionalization coupled with the anionic homopolymerization of the epoxy matrix

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2765-2772

  Chen, Wei ^a   Auad, María L ^a   Williams, Roberto J J ^b   Nutt, Steven R ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epoxy matrix; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); Surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EPOXY RESINS; ESTERS; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CHAIN TRANSFER REACTIONS; EPOXY COMPOSITES; EPOXY MATRIX; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33748929491     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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