A simple way of improving graphite nanoplatelets (GNP) for their incorporation into a polymer matrix

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-147

  Persson, H ^a   Yao, Y ^a   Klement, U ^a   Rychwalski, R W ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Graphene; Nanocomposites; Solvent dispersion

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755167241     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.15     Document Type: Article

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