Oxidation and silanization of MWCNTs for MWCNT/vinyl ester composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 766-776

  Aviles F ^a   Cauich Rodriguez J V ^a   Rodriguez Gonzalez J A ^a   May Pat, A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Functionalization; Nanocomposites; Oxidation; Silanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959909560     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.75     Document Type: Article

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