Influence of hard segment content and nature on polyurethane/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1030-1038

  Fernández d'Arlas, Borja ^a   Khan, Umar ^b   Rueda, Lorena ^a   Coleman, Jonathan N ^a   Mondragon, Iñaki ^a   Corcuera, Maria A ^a   Eceiza, Arantxa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture; B. Interfacial strength; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. FRACTURE; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCEMENT; STRESSES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79956151057     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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