Poly(lactic acid)-multi-wall carbon nanotube conductive biopolymer nanocomposite vapour sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 621-628

  Kumar, B ^a   Castro, M ^a   Feller, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Carbon nanotube (CNT); Conductive biopolymer nanocomposites (CPC); Poly(lactic acid) (PLA); Vapour sensor; Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONDUCTING FILLERS; CONDUCTIVE BIOPOLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES (CPC); CRYSTALLINITIES; HOST MATRICES; LAYER BY LAYER; MOLECULAR SIZE; PERCOLATION THEORY; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; SOLUTION MIXING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMOLECULES; CARBON; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SENSORS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84856222191     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.10.077     Document Type: Article

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