Polyacrylonitrile-based nanofibers - A state-of-the-art review

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 487-513

  Nataraj, S K ^a,b   Yang, K S ^b   Aminabhavi, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activation; Carbon nanofibers; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Polyacrylonitrile

Indexed keywords

CARBON YIELD; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GOOD STABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES; LADDER STRUCTURES; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; SPINNABILITY; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CYANIDES; ELECTROSPINNING; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFIBERS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84856087625     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.07.001     Document Type: Review

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