Quantitative dispersion evaluation of carbon nanotubes using a new analysis protocol

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1473-1478

  Sul, In Hwan ^a   Youn, Jae Ryoun ^b   Song, Young Seok ^c  

^a Korea Intellectual Property Office   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION STATE; FILLED COMPOSITES; NEW PROTOCOL; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 78751575343     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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