Liquid sensing of melt-processed poly(lactic acid)/multi-walled carbon nanotube composite films

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 787-795

  Kobashi, Kazufumi ^a   Villmow, Tobias ^a   Andres, Timo ^a   Pötschke, Petra ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Liquid sensing; Melt processing; Nanocomposites; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BODY FLUIDS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FILMS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITE FILMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; HEXANE; LACTIC ACID; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

LIQUID SENSING; MELT PROCESSING; POLY(LACTIC ACID);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 51649116569     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.06.035     Document Type: Article

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