Enhancement in insulation and mechanical properties of PMMA nanocomposite foams infused with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 6757-6764

  Yeh, Jui Ming ^a   Chang, Kung Chin ^a,b   Peng, Chih Wei ^a   Lai, Mei Chun ^a   Hwang, Shyh Shin ^c   Lin, Hong Ru ^d   Liou, Shir Joe ^e  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Insulation properties; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite foams; PMMA

Indexed keywords

BATCH PROCESS; BULK POLYMERIZATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURE; COMPOSITE FOAMS; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; FOAMING AGENT; FTIR; IN-SITU; INSULATION PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; PMMA;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FOAMS;

EID: 84863043213     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4246     Document Type: Article

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