Processing and properties of poly(methyl methacrylate)/carbon nanofiber composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-249

  Zeng, Jijun ^a   Saltysiak, Bethany ^b   Johnson, W S ^b   Schiraldi, David A ^c   Kumar, Satish ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Nanocomposite; Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER BLENDS; PYROLYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; NANOTUBE LOADING; REINFORCING POLYMERS; STATIC STRESSES;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 7544226483     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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