Reinforcing epoxy polymer composites through covalent integration of functionalized nanotubes

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 643-648

  Zhu, Jiang ^a   Peng, Haiqing ^b   Rodriguez Macias, Fernando ^a   Margrave, John L ^b   Khabashesku, Valery N ^b   Imam, Ashraf M ^c   Lozano, Karen ^d   Barrera, Enrique V ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CURING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FREE RADICALS; GLASS TRANSITION; POLYMERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WETTING;

EPOXY POLYMER COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL BONDING; POLYMER CHAIN WRAPPING; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 3843127442     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200305162     Document Type: Article

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