Preparation and mechanical characterization of laser ablated single-walled carbon-nanotubes/polyurethane nanocomposite microbeams

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 518-524

  Lebel, Louis Laberge ^a   Aissa, Brahim ^b   Khakani, My Ali El ^b   Therriault, Daniel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Rheology; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

A. NANO COMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; DIRECT-WRITE FABRICATION; E. EXTRUSION; FUMED SILICA PARTICLES; HIGH-SHEAR MIXING; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICRO BEAMS; NANO-MATERIALS; NON-COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; ZINC PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRIC ACID; PLASTICITY; PURIFICATION; RESINS; RHEOLOGY; SILICA; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); VISCOSITY; ZINC;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EXTRUSION; FABRICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; POLYURETHANE; PREPARATION; PURIFICATION; RHEOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 75149182688     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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