A review of the microstructure and rheology of carbon nanotube suspensions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 222, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 71-94

  Ma, A W K ^a   Yearsley, K M ^a   Chinesta, F ^b   MacKley, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Microstructure; Rheology; Suspensions

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION - DIFFUSION; CARBON-NANOTUBE SUSPENSIONS; EFFECTIVE DISPERSION; FLUID MATRIX; FOKKER PLANCK; LINEAR VISCOELASTICITY; NON-LINEAR VISCOELASTICITY; STEADY SHEAR; SUSPENSIONS;

ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 78651551112     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17403499JNN153     Document Type: Article

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