Solubility, dispersion and bonding of functionalised carbon nanotubes in epoxy resins

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 618-627

  Baudot, Charles ^a   Tan, Cher Ming ^b  

^a STMICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Epoxy composite; Functionalisation; N butyllithium.

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FILLERS; HEAT TRANSFER;

EPOXY COMPOSITE; FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES; FUNCTIONALISATION; FUNCTIONALISED CARBON NANOTUBES; HEAT DIFFUSIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MECHANICAL REINFORCEMENT; N-BUTYLLITHIUM;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 66749130223     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2009.025300     Document Type: Article

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