Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes for the mechanical reinforcement of polystyrene composites

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 41, 2008, Pages

  Byrne, Michele T ^a   McNamee, William P ^a   Gun'ko, Yurii K ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CARBON; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; REINFORCEMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FUNCTIONALIZED NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL REINFORCEMENTS; NANOTUBE POLYMER COMPOSITES; ORGANO-METALLIC; POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITES; PURE POLYSTYRENES; STABLE SUSPENSIONS; TETRAHYDROFURAN; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYSTYRENE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 56349128243     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/41/415707     Document Type: Article

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