Covalent attachment of polystyrene on multi-walled carbon nanotubes via nitroxide mediated polymerization

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 493-504

  Chang, Jun Ho ^a   Lee, Yong Won ^b   Kim, Bog G ^a   Kim, Hyung Kook ^a   Choi, Insung S ^b   Paik, Hyun Jong ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Covalent functionalization; Graft from reaction; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP); Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ESTERIFICATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; GRAFT-FROM REACTION; NITROXIDE MEDIATED POLYMERIZATION (NMP);

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 34547497860     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855407781291308     Document Type: Article

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