The effect of carbon nanotube hydrophobicity on the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-32

  Smart, Simon ^a   Fania, David ^b   Milev, Adriyan ^b   Kannangara, G S Kamali ^b   Lu, Max ^a   Martin, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; DIISOCYANATE LINKERS; DODECYL AMINES; DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; FTIR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; HOST POLYMERS; OCTADECYLAMINES; REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; TWO STAGE;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOLUENE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; POLYURETHANE; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77950924899     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.31115     Document Type: Article

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