Dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in PDMS/PB blend

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 955-964

  Hong, Joung Sook ^a   Kim, Chongyoup ^b  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CNT disentanglement; Extensional flow; Pinch off mechanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555197135     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-011-0581-y     Document Type: Article

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