Monitoring dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a thermosetting polyester resin

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1516-1520

  Battisti, A ^a   Skordos, A A ^a   Partridge, I K ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Unsaturated polyester matrix; B. Electrical properties; C. Rheology; Dispersion

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. UNSATURATED POLYESTER MATRIX; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; C. RHEOLOGY; CARREAU; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; LIQUID MIXTURE; LIQUID SAMPLE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; NANOFILLER; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS; NANOTUBE-CONTAINING NANOCOMPOSITES; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; ON-LINE SAMPLING; POLYESTER RESIN; REAL TIME MONITORING; SHEAR THINNING; ULTRASONIC HORN; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN;

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LIQUIDS; MONITORING; PLASTICITY; RESINS; RHEOLOGY; THERMOSETS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

DISPERSION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; MONITORING; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 67349097415     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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