Polymer nanocomposites based on functionalized carbon nanotubes

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 837-867

  Sahoo, Nanda Gopal ^a   Rana, Sravendra ^b   Cho, Jae Whan ^b   Li, Lin ^a   Chan, Siew Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Functionalization; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; CLICK CHEMISTRY; CNT DISPERSION; CNT FUNCTIONALIZATION; CNT-POLYMER COMPOSITES; FUNCTIONALIZATION; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HIGH-STRENGTH POLYMER COMPOSITES; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MATRIX; MELT MIXING; NANO-METER SCALE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; REINFORCING AGENT; SOLUTION MIXING; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; DENDRIMERS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77953620539     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2010.03.002     Document Type: Review

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