Poly(ε-caprolactone) reinforced with fibres of Poly(methyl methacrylate) loaded with multiwall carbon nanotubes or graphene nanoplatelets

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 195-196, Issue , 2012, Pages 140-148

  Lamastra, F R ^a   Puglia, D ^c   Monti, M ^c   Vella, A ^b   Peponi, L ^d   Kenny, J M ^c,d   Nanni, F ^a,b  

^a Rome Udr   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composites; Electrospinning; Graphene nanoplatelets; Multiwall carbon nanotubes; Poly( caprolactone); Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Indexed keywords

CAPROLACTONE; CARBON FILLERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FILM-STACKING; MEAN DIAMETER; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANO-PLATELETS; SOLVENT CASTING; WELL-ALIGNED;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ELECTROSPINNING; ESTERS; GRAPHENE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; YIELD STRESS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84862745615     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.078     Document Type: Article

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