Dispersion control and characterization in multiwalled carbon nanotube and phenylethynyl-terminated imide composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 822-828

  Schlea, Michelle R ^a   Renee Brown, T ^b   Bush, Jordan R ^a   Criss, Jim M ^c   Mintz, Eric A ^b   Shofner, Meisha L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MandP Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nanocomposites; B. Thermomechanical properties; D. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); D. Rheology

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; B. THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY (DSC); D. RHEOLOGY; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSIONS; ELASTICITY; GLASS TRANSITION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTICITY; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROCESS CONTROL; RESINS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

DISPERSION; FABRICATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77950523433     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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