Novel processes to reinforce the piezoelectric actuator interface with carbon nanotubes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6526, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lanzara, G ^a   Chang, F K ^a  

^a Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Aligned; Bond; Carbon nanotubes; Carpet; Interface; Oriented; Printed CNTs; Reinforcement; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL BONDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LEAD COMPOUNDS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH;

BONDLINE STRENGTH; INTERFACE INTEGRITY; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 35548943600     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.716564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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