Development, optimization, and characterization of electrospun polydactic acid nanofibers containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1668-1678

  McCullen, Seth D ^a   Stano, Kelly L ^a   Stevens, Derrick R ^a   Roberts, Wesley A ^a   Monteiro Riviere, Nancy A ^a   Clarke, Laura I ^a   Gorga, Russell E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrical properties; Electron microscopy; Electrospinning; Mechanical properties; Nanofibers; Polymers

Indexed keywords

FILM FORMATION; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; WORKING DISTANCE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

NANOFIBERS;

CARBON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBER DIAMETER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFIBER; NANOTUBE; POLYLACTIC ACID; SOLVENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547419510     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.26288     Document Type: Article

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