Superficial grafting of water-soluble polymers on brominated mwcnt by atrp technique

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Diacon, Aurel ^a   Rusen, Edina ^a   Mǎrculescu, Bogdan ^a   Andronescu, Corina ^a   Cotrut, Cosmin ^a   Zaharia, Cǎtalin ^a   Mocanu, Alexandra ^a   Cincu, Corneliu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Atrp; Hydrosoluble polymers; Multiwall nanotubes; Xps depth profile

Indexed keywords

3D STRUCTURES; ATRP; DEPTH PROFILE; FUNCTIONALIZED; HYDROSOLUBLE POLYMERS; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; MULTIWALL NANOTUBES; POLYACRYLAMIDES; SEM; SUPERFICIAL GRAFTING; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS; XPS; XPS ANALYSIS;

BROMINE; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE FILMS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; POLYMERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 78951480820     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2011.537489     Document Type: Article

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