Rheological and dynamic-mechanical behavior of carbon nanotube/vinyl ester-polyester suspensions and their nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2836-2847

  Seyhan, A T ^a   Gojny, F H ^b   Tanoglu M ^a   Schulte, K ^b  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Rheology; TEM; Thermal properties; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ESTERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GEOMETRY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYESTERS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYZERS (DMTA); OSCILLATORY RHEOMETERS; THERMOSET RESINS;

VINYL RESINS;

EID: 34347344940     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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