The piezoresistive effect in polypropylene-carbon nanofibre composites obtained by shear extrusion

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Paleo, A J ^a   Van Hattum, F W J ^a   Pereira, J ^a   Rocha, J G ^a   Silva, J ^a   Sencadas, V ^a   Lanceros Mendez S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBRES; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMI SHIELDING; FOUR-POINT BENDING; GAUGE FACTORS; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LOW THRESHOLDS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; PIEZORESISTIVE EFFECTS; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRUSION; GAGES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE; SOLVENTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77953559655     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/6/065013     Document Type: Article

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