A comparison of melt and solution mixing on the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a poly(vinylidene fluoride) matrix

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1425-1432

  Ke, Kai ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Liu, Xi Qiang ^a   Cao, Jun ^a   Luo, Yong ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Xie, Bang Hu ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Rheological properties; B. Stress relaxation; D. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MECHANISMS; DISPERSION STATE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MELT MIXING; MIXING METHOD; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLUTION MIXING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

DISPERSIONS; MIXING; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84858148605     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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