Mechanical performance of ozone functionalized MWCNTs/PC nanocomposites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 516-525

  Zhang, Z ^a   Peng, K ^a   Chen, Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical property; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Ozone functionalization; Polycarbonate; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955041225     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.50     Document Type: Article

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