Double-wall carbon nanotube-reinforced polyester nanocomposites: Improved dispersion and mechanical properties

Polymer Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 866-871

  Jacob Muthu, S D ^a   Paskaramoorthy, Ratnam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; POLYESTER MATRIX;

ADHESION; CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT;

ESTERS;

EID: 84861201266     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.22223     Document Type: Article

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