Surface modifications for the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes in solvents and polymers

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-33

  Kim, Sang Won ^a   Kim, Taehoon ^a   Kim, Yern Seung ^a   Choi, Hong Soo ^a   Lim, Hyeong Jun ^a   Yang, Seung Jae ^a   Park, Chong Rae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ISSUES; DEGREE OF DISPERSION; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION; DISPERSIBILITIES; DISPERSION PROPERTIES; EFFECTIVE DISPERSION; END-USES; FLORY-HUGGINS INTERACTION PARAMETER; IN-DEPTH STUDY; POLYMER MATRICES; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; STATE OF THE ART; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACE TREATMENT;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 80053588702     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.08.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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