Physical properties of silicone foams filled with carbon nanotubes and functionalized graphene sheets

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2790-2797

  Verdejo, Raquel ^a   Saiz Arroyo, Cristina ^b   Carretero Gonzalez, Javier ^a   Barroso Bujans, Fabienne ^a   Rodriguez Perez, Miguel Angel ^b   Lopez Manchado, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Foams; Functionalized graphene sheets; Silicone

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BLOWING AGENTS; DISPERSION (WAVES); FOAMS; HYDROGEN; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NONMETALS; SILICONES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CELLULAR STRUCTURES; COMPRESSIVE RESPONSES; FOAM DENSITIES; FOAM STRUCTURES; FOAMING PROCESSES; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE SHEETS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; NANO-FILLERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; OPEN CELLULAR STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SILICONE; THERMAL STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 50849116412     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.06.033     Document Type: Article

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