Piezoresistive response of Pluronic-wrapped single-wall carbon nanotube-epoxy composites

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 909-917

  Gonzalez Dominguez, Jose M ^a   Ansón Casaos, Alejandro ^a   Martinez, Maria T ^a   Ferreira, Armando ^b   Vaz, Filipe ^b   Lanceros Méndez, Senentxu ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube composites; gauge factor; piezoresistive; polymers

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; GAUGE FACTORS; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL STRAIN; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS; NANOTUBE-EPOXY COMPOSITES; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; PIEZORESISTIVE SENSORS; PLURONICS; SINGLE-WALL; SMALL STRAINS; SMALL VARIATIONS; TIME RESPONSE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY RESINS; GAGES; POLYMERS; STRAIN;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84860793283     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X12442015     Document Type: Article

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