Free-standing polymer cantilevers and bridges reinforced with carbon nanotubes

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 54-57

  Cadd, D ^a   Wood, D ^a   Petty, M C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROSTATICS; POLYELECTROLYTES; REINFORCEMENT;

ELECTROSTATIC DEPOSITION METHOD; POLYMER CANTILEVERS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CARBON NANOTUBE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; THICKNESS;

EID: 34848883197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl:20070044     Document Type: Article

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