Mechanical properties of PET composites using multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized by inorganic and itaconic acids

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-106

  May Pat, A ^a   Aviles F ^a   Toro, P ^b   Yazdani Pedram, M ^c   Cauich Rodriguez J V ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Itaconic acid; Mechanical properties; MWCNTs; Nanocomposites; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755196304     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.11     Document Type: Article

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